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CMS Facing Pressure to Add Telehealth to Diabetes Prevention Programs

by Eric Wicklund

The Alliance for Connected Care is leading a new lobbying effort to include telehealth in a Medicare-funded diabetes prevention program. The organization is lining up supporters behind a letter that...

FCC Approves Plan to Relaunch COVID-19 Telehealth Program

by Eric Wicklund

The Federal Communications Commission will soon accept application for the second round of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. The agency’s board of commissioners voted today to formally adopt a...

Chicago Hospital Uses Telehealth to Manage DBS Treatment at Home

by Eric Wicklund

Rush University Medical Center has unveiled a telehealth platform that allows physicians to remotely manage patients undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) at home. Through the NeuroSphere Virtual...

Support Builds to Add Telehealth Options for Critical Access Hospitals

by Eric Wicklund

A new bill before Congress aims to expand telehealth access for patients living with mental health concerns at rural hospitals. The Rural Health Behavioral Access Act, sponsored by US Reps. Dan Kildee...

New Bills Target Telehealth Coverage for Substance Abuse, Mental Health Services

by Eric Wicklund

Lawmakers are once again taking aim at the substance abuse epidemic with a wide-ranging bill that expands access to telehealth – including audio-only phone services – for...

Telehealth, mHealth Tools Smooth Out the Rough Edges for Transplant Patients

by Eric Wicklund

For people with chronic health concerns, mHealth apps and telehealth platforms offer an on-demand platform for connecting with care providers and enjoying a better life outside the doctor’s...

Congress to Get Another Shot at Telehealth Coverage for Specialists

by Eric Wicklund

A group of lawmakers has resubmitted a bill seeking to permanently expand Medicare coverage to telehealth services provided by physical and occupational therapists, audiologists and speech and...

Congress Mulls Audio-Only Telehealth Coverage for MA, PACE Members

by Eric Wicklund

A new bill before Congress aims to ensure Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic for Medicare Advantage and PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the...

WV Lawmakers Move to OK Telehealth Expansion, Audio-Only Phone Calls

by Eric Wicklund

West Virginia lawmakers are nearing approval of a bill that would allow healthcare providers from other states to use telehealth to treat residents in the state. The State Senate this week unanimously...

NY Bill Would Provide Telehealth Coverage for Peer Advocates

by Eric Wicklund

New York lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would expand coverage and access to telehealth for substance abuse treatment. The State Senate this week approved S2998A, which would permanently...

Boston Medical Center Launches mHealth App for MAT Providers

by Eric Wicklund

Boston Medical Center is launching an mHealth app designed to assist healthcare providers using medication-assisted treatment (MAT) therapy. The BMC MAT app, developed by Colleen LaBelle MSN, RN-BC,...

Arkansas Lawmakers Clash Over Audio-Only Telehealth Coverage

by Eric Wicklund

Arkansas lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would allow healthcare providers to use a real-time, audio-only telehealth platform to treat patients. The path hasn’t been easy. The...

Researchers Work on a Drone That Can Make Telehealth House Calls

by Eric Wicklund

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are creating a drone that can make telehealth house calls. Still in development, the drone includes an audio-visual telemedicine platform and a waterproof...

Iowa Lawmakers Debate Payment Parity for Telemental Health Services

by Eric Wicklund

Iowa lawmakers are debating a bill that would mandate payment parity for mental health services delivered by telehealth. The state’s House of Representatives has approved HF 294, which would...

Florida Lawmakers Debate Veterinary Telehealth Expansion

by Eric Wicklund

Florida lawmakers are debating a bill that would allow veterinarians to treat animals via telehealth. SB 1370, which was unanimously approved by the State Senate Agriculture Committee this week, would...

FCC Sets New Guidelines for COVID-19 Telehealth Program Relaunch

by Eric Wicklund

The Federal Communications Commission is getting ready to re-open the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has submitted a Report and Order on Reconsideration that would,...

Amazon Announces Nationwide Telehealth Platform, Open to Other Businesses

by Eric Wicklund

Amazon has announced the nationwide launch of its telehealth platform, with plans to expand the service from its own employees to other companies. The Washington-based retail giant announced today...

Navigating the Benefits - and Challenges - of Telehealth From Home

by Eric Wicklund

With the advent of more sophisticated telemedicine technology and ongoing emergency measures that expand telehealth coverage and access, some small practices and specialty care providers –...

Broadband Deal Gives UNC Children’s a Springboard to Telehealth Expansion

by Eric Wicklund

UNC Children’s Hospital is partnering with a network of broadband providers across North Carolina to expand telehealth access to underserved parts of the state. The 10-year, $500,000 deal...

MedPAC Recommends Limiting Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Coverage, More Study

by Eric Wicklund

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is taking a cautious approach to permanent telehealth policy, advising lawmakers to extend some emergency rules for telehealth access and coverage up to a few...

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