Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed legislation requiring payers to cover certain audio-only telehealth services.
The passage of HB 1196 puts the state at the forefront of debate over whether a...
Lawmakers are once again being asked to add telehealth services to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program, giving healthcare providers more tools to improve the health and wellness of millions at...
The Better Medicare Alliance is touting support from more than 30 health systems and healthcare organizations for a bill that would establish Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth services in...
Healthcare providers interested in taking part in the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program will have seven days to submit applications, beginning on April 29.
The FCC...
The American Medical Association is lobbying for permanent Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth services.
In a letter to Acting Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator...
North Dakota lawmakers have shot down a pilot project to study payment parity for telehealth services, saying the idea of charging the same rate for virtual and in-person care would be...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has expanded Medicare coverage for certain audiology and speech-language pathology services delivered via telehealth during the coronavirus...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
A coalition of more than 30 Illinois healthcare providers and groups is throwing its support behind a state bill that would, among other things, establish payment parity for telehealth services and...
As federal and state lawmakers look to establish telehealth policy beyond the coronavirus pandemic, much of the conversation will focus on payment parity.
That’s the biggest take-away from a...
The American Hospital Association is asking the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to hold off on long-term recommendations for telehealth expansion and coverage, saying more analysis is needed to...
An overlooked part of last year’s pandemic relief bill is causing headaches for mental healthcare providers seeking Medicare reimbursement for telehealth visits – and prompting one expert...
Florida lawmakers are considering legislation that allow Medicaid coverage for asynchronous (store-and-forward) telehealth and remote patient monitoring services.
S.852, filed last month by State...
