As the pandemic eases and state public health emergencies expire, healthcare providers are scrambling to figure out what they can and can’t do with telehealth any more.
Florida Governor Ron...
Telehealth adoption has surged during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in treatments for people dealing with substance abuse issues. And that trend will likely continue, as providers look for...
The next phase of the 21st Century Cures Act includes several measures to boost Medicare coverage for telehealth, through both new programs and acts to permanently extend connected health freedoms...
A group of senators is pushing new legislation that would increase federal funding for telehealth programs in rural states.
The Rural and Telehealth Expansion Act, sponsored by Senators Shelley Moore...
One of the nation’s largest non-profit federally qualified health centers is integrating telehealth and remote patient monitoring services into its PACE program to improve care for thousands of...
Independence Blue Cross is issuing grants to support the expansion of remote patient monitoring and telehealth programs developed by Penn Medicine.
The Philadelphia-based payer is funding three...
US Reps Liz Cheney and Debbie Dingell are jumping onto the telehealth policy bandwagon with a bill aimed at permanently extending key waivers introduced during the pandemic.
Cheney, a Republican...
With Congress facing dozens of bills aimed at improving telehealth coverage beyond the pandemic, one Senator is pressing the issue by combining four bills into one piece of legislation.
Senator John...
Some 36 telehealth programs across the country will get federal funding through the Federal Communications Commission’s Connected Care Pilot Program.
The FCC approved new guidelines for the $100...
A partnership launched earlier this year to support virtual care has introduced new resources for payers and healthcare providers thinking of replacing in-person services with connected...
A new bill before the Senate aims to eliminate a Medicare requirement that requires beneficiaries to see a provider in person before beginning telemental health treatment.
The Telemental Health Care...
The American Medical Association is adding equity to its recipe for successful telehealth expansion.
The organization’s House of Delegates approved a new policy during its June Special Meeting...
Two large skilled nursing facilities will soon be testing the post-COVID-19 theory that telehealth is here to stay.
Southview Acres Health Care Center in St. Paul, MN, and Affinity Healthcare Center...
The American Medical Association has launched a new program aimed at helping providers optimize and expand their telehealth programs.
Meg Barron, the AMA’s vice president of digital health...
A group of Senators has submitted yet another bill aimed at permanently extending Medicare coverage for certain telehealth services beyond the pandemic.
The Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act (S....
As the nation eases itself out of the pandemic, healthcare providers are adjusting to a new reality that mixes in-person care with telehealth. Many are approaching these hybrid healthcare models with a...
The Kentucky Hospital Association is partnering with a remote patient monitoring vendor to help healthcare providers in the state improve care management at home for their patients.
The...
While healthcare providers are embracing remote patient monitoring to expand care management into the home, a new survey finds that their patients are just as excited about using the...
Research out of Canada shows an increase of more than 30 percent in new mothers seeking treatment for postpartum mental health issues during the coronavirus pandemic, and it highlights both the value...
Emory University is partnering with a Georgia-based non-profit to study how telehealth can be used to help low-income, uninsured people with chronic conditions access healthcare services.
The...
