A coalition of telehealth providers from Amazon and Hims & Hers to hospital systems is working to extend pandemic-era waivers ...

Piecemeal extensions of Medicare coverage for virtual services have impeded access to care, the American Medical Association ...

According to telehealth.org, policy changes have also helped telehealth become a permanent option for Medicare patients. The Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2021 and 2023 removed limits on where ...

WASHINGTON – The American Medical Association (AMA) is urging Congress to enact permanent authorization of Medicare telehealth services and end the repeated cycle of temporary extensions that have ...

Telehealth, which is a way to visit with your provider using a phone or video call, is available to all Medicare members through January 30, 2026. "A lot of Medicare beneficiaries got their ...

The extension, released shortly before the flexibilities were set to expire at the end of 2025, gives regulators more time to ...

Telemedicine has increased patient access to quality care and helped millions receive efficient, cost-effective medical support, especially for elderly and rural populations. But its widened coverage ...

Medicare members could potentially lose their telehealth benefits next month, with temporary COVID-19 era expansions set to expire without action from Congress. If you're on Medicare, you might have ...

A few weeks ago, when Vicki Stearn, 68, tried to schedule a virtual visit with her doctor, she was told Medicare — at least temporarily — stopped paying for telehealth appointments when the government ...

During the first year of the COVID pandemic, 1,714 doctors and health providers billed Medicare nearly $128 million in “high risk” claims, according to a new report from federal investigators.

The American Medical Association is asking Congress to make pandemic-era telemedicine changes permanent ahead of their Jan. 30 expiration. Those flexibilities lapsed amid the recent government closure ...