House passes bill extending Medicare telehealth flexibilities
(By Noah Schwartz for Becker’s Hospital Review) The United States House of Representatives passed a bill expanding telehealth services and
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Patients losing access to physicians as telehealth access rolls back
(by Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) State by state, telehealth access is rolling back as the pandemic-era emergency orders,
Read MoreCVS Health launches a new virtual primary care service
(By Georgina Gonzalez for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health launched a new virtual primary care service that will offer integrated
Read MoreKey Senate panel wants to axe in-person requirement for virtual mental health services
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators working on mental health policy have proposed axing
Read MoreFAQs on Medicare Coverage of Telehealth
(Wyatt Koma, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published May 23, 2022) Telehealth, the provision of health
Read MoreImproving access to virtual care for homebound rural Veterans
(Source – blogs. va.gov) VA Geriatric Scholar Christy Rothermel from Coatesville VA is narrowing the rural digital divide by helping
Read More43% of Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth services in 1st year of pandemic
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) A March 15 HHS Office of the Inspector General report concluded telehealth was
Read More$1.5 trillion congressional omnibus bill extends telehealth coverage
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Congress passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill March 10 that allows employers
Read MoreAs internet access limits telehealth’s reach, insurers are starting to cover the bill
(By Katie Palmer for STAT) Billions of dollars have been poured into telehealth during the pandemic: Insurers loosened the purse
Read MoreCongress is asking for continued federal funding for Medicare telehealth
Many lawmakers have co-signed a letter addressed to the Congressional leadership requesting the expansion of telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries.
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