A Michigan payer is the first in the state – and one of a handful in the nation – to introduce a telehealth-only plan.
Priority Health this week unveiled MyPriority Telehealth PCP, which...
Lawmakers are now trying to integrate COVID-19 testing with a telehealth visit for seniors and others at risk of contracting the virus.
The Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth (START) Act of 2020,...
A Texas lawmaker wants to set aside $10 billion to help states launch their own broadband expansion programs, which could then be used to expand telehealth platforms into underserved communities.
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With most state governments enacting emergency measures to improve Medicaid coverage for telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic, a national law firm has drafted a list of actions those...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that 11 more telehealth services will qualify for Medicare reimbursement during the coronavirus pandemic.
The agency also released new...
A coalition of healthcare organizations is pressuring Illinois lawmakers to mandate payment parity for telehealth services.
The call to require payers to reimburse providers for telehealth services at...
Healthcare providers will be getting some help in learning how to use telehealth to integrate mental health services into standard pathways of care.
With a coronavirus pandemic and rising substance...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is again facing calls to expand telehealth coverage for audiology and speech-language pathology during the coronavirus pandemic.
A group of 34 members...
A new bill before Congress aims to improve telehealth coverage for children through state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) services.
The Telehealth Improvement for...
Utah has extended state emergency measures for telehealth coverage and access through the end of the nationally declared public emergency created by the coronavirus pandemic.
Governor Gary Herbert...
A new coalition aims to shine the spotlight on consumer-facing mHealth and telehealth tools to mitigate health disparities.
Shepherded by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Connected Health...
New Jersey lawmakers have passed legislation allowing care providers to use telehealth to prescribe medical marijuana.
S619, approved last week by the full Assembly, allows providers to prescribe...
State-regulated health plans in Texas will continue to reimburse for telehealth services at the same rate as in-person care through the end of the year.
Governor Greg Abbott announced the payment...
An Ohio think tank has published a report supporting legislation to extend telehealth coverage in the state – including the decision to move away from payment parity.
“Access to Healthcare...
The latest bill introduced on Capitol Hill aims to level the playing field for payers by ensuring that all telehealth services be covered if those services are also furnished in person.
HR 8308,...
Federal officials have unveiled a new treatment model for patients living with kidney disease that could boost interest in telehealth and remote patient monitoring programs.
The Centers for Medicare...
A group of clinicians and public health experts is pressing the federal government to make permanent telehealth policy changes that would improve access to care for people undergoing substance abuse...
A task force comprised of some of the biggest names in telehealth advocacy has issued a report calling for permanent changes to telehealth coverage beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
The Taskforce on...
Georgia’s governor has vetoed legislation that would have paved the way for audiologists and speech-language pathologists in the state to use telehealth to treat patients in other states.
Gov....
The drumbeat continues to extend telehealth coverage beyond the coronavirus pandemic, with a new bill introduced this week in the House of Representatives aiming to continue several provisions in the...
