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...
West Virginia lawmakers are nearing approval of a bill that would allow healthcare providers from other states to use telehealth to treat residents in the state.
The State Senate this week unanimously...
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...
Arkansas lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would allow healthcare providers to use a real-time, audio-only telehealth platform to treat patients.
The path hasn’t been easy. The...
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 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...
Congress will be taking a serious look at expanding telehealth coverage for mental health and substance abuse services this year.
Last week Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Lisa Murkowsky (R-AK)...
A pair of bills headed to Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s desk will expand the state Medicaid program to cover remote patient monitoring services and school-based telehealth programs.
HB 1987,...
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed into law a bill that allows healthcare providers to treat patients via telehealth without first needing an in-person exam.
SB 96, which includes some...
A Vermont Congressman is proposing setting aside almost $80 billion to expand high-speed broadband services throughout the country, a move that directly address one of the primary barriers to...
Utah Governor Spencer Cox has signed into law a bill that allows coverage for mental healthcare services delivered by telehealth.
SB 41, sponsored by State Sen. Luz Escamilla, requires the...
The coronavirus pandemic, now creeping into its second year, has given federal regulators mountains of data on telehealth. Now it’s up to the National Quality Forum to develop a framework for...
California lawmakers have amended a long-standing law regulating involuntary commitment to a mental health institution to allow psychiatric evaluations to be done by telehealth.
The...
Maryland lawmakers are moving forward with emergency legislation designed to make it easier for school-based health centers to offer telehealth.
HB 34/SB 278, introduced by State Sen. Cheryl Kagan,...
A new coalition of healthcare providers aims to make the home a more acceptable – and permanent - site for care, including telehealth and remote patient monitoring.
Moving Health Home announced...
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...
Federal authorities are cracking down on telehealth fraud and misuse during the coronavirus pandemic, and that has the attention of advocates who worry that connected health may be getting a bad rap in...
Two more telehealth bills have resurfaced on Capitol Hill, joining a growing package of legislation aimed at improving connected health coverage and access after the coronavirus pandemic.
US Reps....
Washington state lawmakers are working on legislation that would set specific guidelines for use and coverage of audio-only telehealth platforms, such as the phone.
HB 1196, sponsored by State Rep....
