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Lawmakers Again Seek Medicare Coverage of Telehealth in Diabetes Prevention Services

April 26, 2021 - 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 risk of getting the chronic disease. Four members of Congress last week introduced the Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through...

CARES Act Grant to Expand Telehealth Services for Seniors in Maine

October 20, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

Elderly Maine residents will soon be able to use telehealth to access wellness services and advanced care planning through a program coordinated by the University of New England. The Biddeford-based...

New Bill Would Add Telehealth to Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program

September 25, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

A group of Senators has introduced a bill that would expand access to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program through telehealth. S 4709 was introduced this week by Senators Tim Scott (R-SC), Mark...

Massachusetts Payer Expands Telehealth Coverage for Mental Health Services

July 28, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

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...

New Partnership Gives Pharmacies mHealth Tools for Diabetes Prevention

February 13, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is making mHealth and telehealth an integral part of its diabetes prevention efforts in underserved communities through a new partnership. The APhA...

Under Armour Quietly Shelves its Consumer mHealth Wearables Platform

January 23, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

One of the early participants in the mHealth wearables movement is quietly pulling out. Under Armour, which had competed alongside the likes of Apple, Fitbit, Garmin and Withings with a connected...