Good news for Medicare recipients! Key telehealth flexibilities have been extended. Learn which services are covered and how ...

Telehealth provides a convenient and accessible way to access healthcare for certain physical and mental health issues. It particularly helps people in medically underserved areas get care. Telehealth ...

You know that annoying skin thing you keep meaning to get looked at? The one that’s probably NBD but still has you worried? Before you put off making a dermatologist appointment (again), consider ...

Thanks to the convenience and flexibility they offer, virtual telehealth appointments were trending well before the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in 2020. In some cases, though, an in-person office visit ...

UnitedHealthcare is now offering telehealth appointments with no co-pay or out-of-pocket cost as a benefit. The move is intended to improve access to care, said Dr. Donna O'Shea, chief medical officer ...

Health care providers across the country are canceling telehealth visits with Medicare beneficiaries or warning patients they will have to pay out of pocket for appointments because Congress let ...

Hospitals and community health clinics are bracing for a dropoff in federal telehealth funding this week if Congress fails to avert the looming government shutdown. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and ...

Telehealth has evolved over more than a century, from using radios to reach patients on faraway ships to reducing the risk of spreading the coronavirus, as recommended by the U.S. Department of Health ...

Following a telehealth boom in 2020 propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital virtual visits are leveling off to below 20% of total medical appointments. About 40% of hospital executives report ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an explosive increase in the use of telehealth. In recent policy debates, controversy has emerged over telehealth mandates: Should states mandate that the ...