Senator Lamar Alexander has added another telehealth bill to the rapidly growing list of efforts to expand connected health coverage in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Tennessee Republican...
Connecticut lawmakers have approved a bill extending several telehealth freedoms until next March, saying they want to study the issue more before addressing permanent coverage.
HB 6001, which now...
A Massachusetts insurer is expanding coverage for mental health services delivered via telehealth.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced last week that it would offer telemental health...
Lawmakers have followed up on their request to keep the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program going with a bill aimed at adding more funding to the now-shuttered...
New Hampshire has enacted a new law that greatly expands how care providers in the Granite State can use telehealth.
HB 1623, signed on July 21 by Governor Chris Sununu, amends the state’s...
Dozens of lawmakers are looking to revive the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which ran out of money earlier this month.
A letter signed by more than 40 members...
Federal officials are throwing support behind telehealth and mHealth platform that would help providers extend dialysis treatment to the home.
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare &...
The drumbeat for permanent telehealth coverage is growing louder, with yet another bill introduced in Congress and calling for expanded guidelines and more reimbursement.
The Protecting Access to...
More than 9 million Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, with a weekly...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released additional details on telehealth reimbursement through quality reporting programs for the 2020 and 2021 performance periods.
The eligible...
The Federal Communications Commission has drained its $200 million COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
Wednesday’s announcement of the final 25 funding applications for the program puts an end to a...
With the world stuck in the midst of a pandemic, health systems are looking to telehealth to shift the balance of care out of the hospital or clinic and into the home.
That strategy is shining a spotlight on the home health care industry,...
Congress is ratcheting up the pressure on the federal government to explain when and how it will rule on extending telehealth access and coverage past the coronavirus pandemic.
In a letter sent last...
Colorado lawmakers have quickly approved a bill that will permanently expand telehealth coverage and access in the state.
Governor Jared Polis is scheduled today to sign into law SB 212, which was...
The Federal Communications Commission has released what may be its next-to-last list of providers qualifying for funds from the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
The list – the 13th announcement...
The Federal Communications Commission has stopped accepting applications for its COVID-19 Telehealth Program, and expects to use up the $200 million fund in July
The news came alongside a report...
The House of Representatives is setting the stage for discussion on extending telehealth freedoms enacted over the past few months by the Health and Human Services Department to address the coronavirus...
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed into law a handful of bills aimed at expanding telehealth in the state, giving providers more Medicaid coverage and the leeway to use remote patient...
Federal regulators are moving to permanently expand telehealth coverage for home health care services.
In a June 25 notice, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unveiled a proposed rule to...
While Congress is under mounting pressure to extend telehealth coverage past the coronavirus pandemic, some lawmakers want to make sure the evidence is there to support those moves.
A bill introduced...
