A federal judge has shot down Indiana’s ban on telemedicine abortions.
US District Judge Sarah Evans Barker ruled on Tuesday that state laws banning telehealth and requiring in-person exams by a...
A Montana Congressman wants to improve rural healthcare access by ensuring Medicare coverage for asynchronous (store-and-forward) telehealth programs throughout the country.
The Rural Telehealth...
Lawmakers are once again eyeing a thorough evaluation of telehealth services offered during the coronavirus pandemic through Medicare and Medicaid.
That’s the gist of the Evaluating Disparities...
Home healthcare providers are divided over a bill introduced this week in the Senate that would expand Medicare coverage for seniors choosing home-based services, including telehealth and remote...
North Carolina will now allow dentists to offer telehealth services.
Governor Roy Cooper recently signed into law SB 146, which sets standards for the practice of teledentistry in the state. Among...
With the pandemic limiting access to in-person healthcare, audio-only telehealth has surfaced as a popular platform for care delivery. But it’s not good for all (or even many) services, and...
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed one of the country’s most progressive telehealth bills, with provisions that establish payment parity for telemental health services and give patients the...
Telehealth advocates have launched another effort to prompt Congress to establish a post-pandemic connected health policy.
The eHealth Initiative is leading a new letter-writing effort to permanently...
Two Congressmen have re-introduced a bill that would prompt payers to cover any telehealth service that’s also offered in-person.
The bill, unveiled last week by US Reps. Dean Phillips (D-MN)...
A pair of Congressmen have re-introduced proposed legislation aimed at codifying telehealth coverage for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.
US Reps Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and...
Remote patient monitoring may be catching on with health systems across the country, but its path to Medicare reimbursement is still a work in progress.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Federal officials aren’t willing to endorse Medicare coverage for telehealth services in diabetes prevention programs.
As part of the proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule released this week, the...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule offers some good news for telehealth advocates.
The 1747-page draft, released this week, proposes to make...
Texas is expanding Medicaid coverage for telehealth and remote patient monitoring services and expanding broadband connectivity to rural parts of the state to, among other things, help providers expand...
A group of Senators is calling for “robust and sustained funding” for two federal programs that increase access to pediatric telehealth services. And a second group is seeking continued...
A pair of Senators has re-introduced proposed legislation aimed at give seniors better access to mHealth and telehealth tools for diabetes care management.
The Improving Medicare Beneficiary Access to...
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill that allows healthcare providers to prescribe medical marijuana via telehealth.
Murphy’s signature on SD 619/A 1635 follows his...
A Canadian study calls for more federal investment in telehealth services at the primary care level to help providers address mental healthcare needs.
The study, led by researchers at the University...
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...
