Amid rising concerns about data privacy within the telehealth arena, the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) released a set of principles to ensure patient data is protected during telehealth...
Over the last three decades, the United States has grappled with a growing public health crisis related to the misuse of opioids.
Starting in the 1990s, the opioid crisis worsened over the years, eventually becoming an epidemic in 2017....
Despite some risks, a group of healthcare researchers and leaders proposed in a Health Affairs article that telehealth should play a role in determining network adequacy as it could provide many...
In support of access to virtual reproductive healthcare services, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York signed legislation to allow healthcare providers to prescribe abortion medications to patients in states...
In support of continued telehealth access, a bipartisan group of 60 United States senators reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health...
States with telehealth payment parity laws had a 23 percent higher likelihood of telehealth use among residents compared to states that did not implement these laws, according to a new...
Medicaid coverage of telehealth services between 2013 and 2019 was associated with significant increases in telehealth use and healthcare access, but private insurer coverage of telehealth during the...
US Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation known as the Tech to Save Moms Act, which aims to leverage telehealth and digital health...
A new report from the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) found that various changes in telehealth policies related to Medicaid reimbursement, private-payer laws, and professional requirements...
Earlier this month, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Bill Johnson (R-OH) reintroduced the Telemental Health Care Access Act to support telemental health services by eliminating...
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) have issued a temporary rule that extends COVID-era waivers for the remote prescribing of...
Led by Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a group of US senators have urged the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to permanently establish telehealth flexibilities in prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use...
Published in JAMA Network Open, new research indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic led to increases in telehealth use for prenatal care, with April 2020 having the highest share of pregnancies observed...
The COVID-19 pandemic spurred telehealth use to new heights, with policy changes and flexibilities enacted at the state and federal levels supporting the rapid integration of telehealth into routine care delivery. But now, with the public...
Assessing the ongoing evolution of telehealth policies and regulations, a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund described how rules vary between different US states, resulting from states'...
Update: President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on Dec. 29, 2022.
Update: The bill passed both chambers of Congress and was sent to President Joe Biden as of Dec. 23, 2022.
The...
In anticipation of critical telehealth flexibilities expiring on Dec. 31, US Representatives Michelle Steel (CA-48), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Susie Lee (NV-3), along with a bipartisan group of 30...
Representing nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems, and other healthcare organizations, a letter from the American Hospital Association (AHA) asked that the Drug Enforcement Administration...
A letter that the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) addressed to the leaders of the US Senate and House of Representatives requested that Congress extend the safe harbor for telehealth coverage by...
According to a recent report from the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP), various changes in telehealth policies have occurred since spring 2022, including five states adding Medicaid...