What's the news: For the next two years, Medicare patients and physicians will be able to use telehealth services knowing that they will be covered without interruption. The recently passed government funding package—the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026—renewed the telehealth coverage that so many older adults have relied on since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an extension that ...
In 2025, one quarter of all Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth services. On Jan. 31, most seniors will be required to return to in-person visits for most services. Congress has the power to extend ...
US-based telehealth company MD Integrations (MDI) has secured a $77m investment from Denali Growth Partners and Updata Partners for expediting innovation in telehealth. The investment will help enable ...
The long-awaited venture between GE Healthcare and Intel officially launched this week. Called Care Innovations, the 50/50 joint venture will concentrate on developing monitoring and information ...
In the rush to digitize care through AI, telehealth and predictive analytics, many organizations have overlooked a fundamental variable that determines whether any of these innovations succeed: health ...
Telehealth Week @ TTUHSC, a conference about digital innovation, will offer an immersive experience in digital health using technology for access to care. The free conference, which takes place Sept.
An invaluable lifeline During the COVID-19 public health emergency and beyond, telehealth has proved its worth as a lifeline for patients and physicians alike. A 2022 federal study reported that more than 28 million Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth during this period, particularly for primary care and behavioral health.
Lifesaving telehealth regulatory flexibilities are set to expire Sept. 30. Congress must act now to pass bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth.
Overall, telehealth use has nearly tripled since before COVID-19 hit. Find out which physician specialties are using telehealth the most—and least.
For patients in rural South Dakota, telehealth saves two-plus hours of travel on average. Companion Senate measure already has 63 co-sponsors.
Bipartisan legislation that would extend existing telehealth flexibilities for two years beyond their current end-of-2024 expiration date saw its first substantive step toward becoming law when the House Ways and Means Committee in May unanimously passed the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital and Ambulance Access Act (H.R. 8261).
Executive summary Based on data from the American Medical Association’s Physician Practice Benchmark Surveys, this Policy Research Perspective (PRP) shows that the use of telehealth in physician practices increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic and, despite a drop off since then, remains much more widely used than before. It also compares patient-facing 2024 telehealth use among ...
WASHINGTON — In light of the impending expiration of the Medicare telehealth waiver on January 30, the American Medical Association (AMA) released a pivotal issue brief (PDF) today urging Congress to enact permanent authorization of Medicare telehealth services and end the repeated cycle of temporary extensions that have undermined reliable access to virtual care. “Since the COVID-19 ...
The COVID-19 pandemic may have pushed the health care community to expand use of telehealth and other digital health technologies, but AMA research points to a positive and permanent outcome—to better care and increased value.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More and more Americans are turning to telehealth—seeing a doctor by phone or video instead of going into the office. For years, ...
The Motley Fool: Most Medicare Beneficiaries Will Lose This Popular Benefit on Jan. 31. Here's What Seniors Need to Know.
Most Medicare Beneficiaries Will Lose This Popular Benefit on Jan. 31. Here's What Seniors Need to Know.
With the federal government now reopened after more than a month, the recently passed House funding bill, H.R.5371, also restores critical telehealth access by extending Medicare flexibilities through ...
Forbes: When Medicine Becomes Marketing: How Celebrities Are Selling GLP-1s, Peptides And Longevity Through Telehealth
A decade after Big Pharma banned branded pens and swag for doctors under its own ethics code, telehealth, diagnostics and imaging startups are now using celebrity stories to sell prescription drugs ...
When Medicine Becomes Marketing: How Celebrities Are Selling GLP-1s, Peptides And Longevity Through Telehealth
Times Argus: Pete Pharma and Curexa Enter Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Innovation in Compounded Therapies for the Telehealth Market
Pete Pharma and Curexa Enter Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Innovation in Compounded Therapies for the Telehealth Market
Nasdaq: YD Bio and EG BioMed Jointly Launch Nationwide Telehealth Platform to Accelerate Commercialization of Cancer Detection and Decentralized Clinical Services Across the United States
YD Bio and EG BioMed Jointly Launch Nationwide Telehealth Platform to Accelerate Commercialization of Cancer Detection and Decentralized Clinical Services Across the United States
After two years in the making, the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center cut the ribbon on its new Institute of Telehealth and Digital Innovation on Tuesday morning. TTUHSC President Lori Rice-Spearman ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Pressing questions about rural telehealth access and investments put innovation in danger
After a major state investment in broadband internet, staff and residents at AHC Decatur County can better rely on handheld devices to access telehealth consultations. Credit: AHC Proven healthcare ...
Pressing questions about rural telehealth access and investments put innovation in danger
The National Law Review: Telehealth Innovation in Texas: Has Texas Gotten A Bad Rap?
WASHINGTON (KCRG) - Senator Chuck Grassley joined a group of 60 U.S. senators to reintroduce a bill expanding telehealth access. The legislation, titled, “Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and ...
Forbes: 50 State Telehealth Report Shows Slowing Reform Progress: But Idaho, Louisiana & Utah Stand Out
In 2023, state legislative progress on reforming telehealth laws stalled, with a few exceptions. Even as many public health emergency declarations for COVID-19 formally expired in 2023, state ...
50 State Telehealth Report Shows Slowing Reform Progress: But Idaho, Louisiana & Utah Stand Out
Healthcare Finance News: Telehealth boosts outcomes, spending, as regulatory flexibilities are in question
The rapid adoption of telehealth services, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has had a positive result on outcomes and resulted in a boost in healthcare spending, according to a report in Health ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. Telehealth and advanced technologies are emerging as vital ...