Policy and Regulation

Texas Democrats Call for Safe, Accessible Abortion Care Through Telehealth

by Mark Melchionna

To counter the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade, a group of Texas Democrats wrote to the White House providing potential strategies for supporting medication-enabled abortions,...

Telehealth Use Remained Steady in 2021 for Medicare Beneficiaries

by Mark Melchionna

While analyzing Medicare data from 2021, researchers from the University of Michigan's Institute for Healthcare Policy found that telehealth use remained steady, serving as a substitute for...

2 New Telehealth Bills Aim to Solidify Expanded Virtual Care Access

by Mark Melchionna

Congress will consider two new bills that intend to create accessible options for virtual healthcare, particularly for some Medicare beneficiaries and rural residents. US Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA)...

US Senators Release Draft Telehealth Policies for Mental Healthcare

by Mark Melchionna

To maintain quality mental healthcare as the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, four US Senators have released a discussion draft of telehealth policies for mental healthcare initiatives that focus on...

Telehealth Snapshot: Use Cases, Policies & Hybrid Care

by Anuja Vaidya

As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, telehealth use skyrocketed, helping providers deliver quality healthcare when in-person services stalled. Though telehealth use has leveled off over the past year, providers and payers see the modality as a...

4 States Advance Telehealth Bills

by Anuja Vaidya

Alabama, Kentucky, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania are considering or have passed bills governing telehealth services. In Alabama, the state Senate passed a bill that creates laws regulating...

New Bill Aims to Make Telehealth an Excepted Employee Benefit

by Anuja Vaidya

A new bipartisan bill aims to enable employers to offer standalone telehealth programs — like dental and visions plans — in addition to traditional medical health plans. Introduced in the...

Congress Omnibus Bill Includes Extension of Medicare Telehealth Coverage

by Anuja Vaidya

The new omnibus spending bill, introduced in the House of Representatives Wednesday, includes several provisions to extend telehealth flexibilities for Medicare patients. The $1.5 trillion bill...

Biden’s Plans to Curb Mental Health Crisis Include Virtual Care

by Anuja Vaidya

President Joe Biden's plans to address the growing mental health crisis in America include expanding virtual mental healthcare options. In his first State of the Union address, Biden detailed the...

New Senate Bill Aims to Extend Medicare Telehealth Waivers By 2 Years

by Anuja Vaidya

A new piece of bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the US Senate that aims to extend access to telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries after the COVID-19 pandemic has ended. Dubbed the...

RPM 101: What Is Remote Patient Monitoring, Its Benefits, and Uses?

by Anuja Vaidya

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) though by no means a new care modality is evolving rapidly, spurred by the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding regulatory push to expand access to care. In its simplest form, RPM...

Pressure on Congress to Solidify Telehealth Access Builds  

by Anuja Vaidya

Congressional leaders have received two new letters urging them to make certain telehealth flexibilities permanent: one from legislators and another from a slew of telehealth stakeholders. On Jan. 28,...

Florida Senate Passes Bill Allowing Audio-Only Telehealth Use

by Victoria Bailey

The Florida Senate has passed a bill that newly classifies audio-only telehealth as an acceptable care delivery modality in the state. Senate Bill 312 (SB 312) is sponsored by Sen. Manny Diaz, Jr....

GOP, Independent Senators Co-Sponsor Medicare Telehealth Access Bill

by Victoria Bailey

U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) are co-sponsoring the Telehealth Modernization Act, which aims to solidify access to and coverage of telehealth services for Medicare...

125 Orgs Ask Congress to Restore Telehealth Flexibility for HDHP Members

by Anuja Vaidya

More than 125 organizations are urging Congress to reinstate a provision that allows employers and health plans to provide pre-deductible coverage for telehealth services for those with high-deductible...

American Telemedicine Association Launches New Advocacy Group

by Anuja Vaidya

As policymakers consider the numerous telehealth bills placed before them, a new advocacy organization has entered the scene: ATA Action. Launched by the American Telemedicine Association, the new...

ASCO Releases Standards on Using Telehealth for Cancer Care

by Victoria Bailey

After conducting a systematic review of literature focusing on telehealth use for cancer care, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has released a series of standards and guidelines on...

What 2022 Could Have in Store for Laws Governing Telehealth

by Anuja Vaidya

Though telehealth usage has both dipped and grown at various points over the last year, it is expected to remain a key part of care delivery well beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. But its future depends on several factors, not least of which...

Many States Hit Hard by COVID-19 Limit Telehealth Practice, Report Finds

by Anuja Vaidya

Though telehealth use reached new heights during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report shows that some of the states that were hit the hardest by the novel coronavirus have restrictive telehealth...

Ohio, New Jersey Governors Sign Telehealth Bills Into Law

by Anuja Vaidya

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy have signed into law bills that will expand access to telehealth in their respective states. DeWine signed the Telemedicine Expansion Act, which...

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