Two popular telehealth bills that failed to make it through last year’s Legislature are being reintroduced this week on Capitol Hill, adding to a growing number of connected health bills aimed at...
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...
Proposed telehealth legislation is included in a package of 12 bills designed to address racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes.
The Black Maternal Momnibus Act of 2021, introduced...
The Alliance for Connected Care is adding a new twist to the growing debate over telehealth licensure.
The alliance has introduced draft legislation for a Medical Excellence Zone, a regional licensure...
A Georgia lawmaker has submitted a bill that aims to develop telehealth programs in the state’s schools to help students with mental and behavioral health concerns.
HB 9, introduced last month...
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...
While telehealth has always been seen as a means of improving access to healthcare for underserved populations, the coronavirus pandemic is proving that the barriers faced by marginalized and minority...
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...
Lawmakers have re-introduced a bill that would allow healthcare providers to use telehealth to treat anyone in the any state throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
The Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure...
A proposed national strategy for preparing for the next pandemic or disaster includes increased access to and coverage of telehealth and a provider licensure plan.
Those ideas are contained in a study...
A bill has been resubmitted that would allow healthcare providers to use telehealth to treat patients in any state for up to six months after the coronavirus pandemic.
The Equal Access to Care Act was...
California’s Department of Health Care Services is planning an aggressive post-COVID-19 telehealth policy for the state’s Medicaid program.
In a 14-page report issued this week, the DHCS...
The key to telehealth access for underserved populations may be the audio-only phone. And that could be a problem once the coronavirus pandemic is over.
According to a RAND study of telehealth traffic...
An analysis of telehealth coverage by private payers during the coronavirus pandemic finds that most of the big health plans made major changes in coverage to help providers embrace connected...
Maryland lawmakers are launching two separate efforts to expand telehealth access in their state beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
The Legislature is moving forward with a bill aimed at permanently...
The telehealth bills are starting to pile up on Capitol Hill.
At least three more bills have been filed over the past two weeks, each seeking to expand connected health access and coverage either...
New Hampshire lawmakers are debating a bill that would revise the state’s telehealth rules to eliminate payment parity and coverage for audio-only services.
HB 602, recently introduced by State...
Can telehealth and mHealth play an integral role in the shift to value-based care?
The Connected Health Initiative thinks so.
The Washington-based organization has announced the formation of a...
With a new administration taking over in Washington, a group of lawmakers is looking to put the emphasis back on passing long-term telehealth legislation.
The group this week re-introduced the...
