Telehealth for Medicare started during the pandemic and became popular quickly. But the shutdown put an abrupt halt to ...

Virtual care proponents are concerned about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services scrapping pandemic-era ...

The Medicare telehealth waivers implemented during the pandemic — which allowed patients to receive non-mental health care at home through telehealth services — expired Oct.1, according to ABC News.

Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule that will lead to changes in coverage under Medicare Part B. The rule, proposed in July, will expand the ...

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 ...

More and more Americans are turning to telehealth-seeing a doctor by phone or video instead of going into the office. For years, these virtual visits were covered by insurance just like in-person ...

A patient speaks to a doctor on a Zoom video call while recovering from COVID-19 at home. A patient speaks to a doctor on a Zoom video call while recovering from COVID-19 at home.John Moore/Getty ...

Lawmakers set sights on telehealth as a way to strengthen and preserve Medicare Both Democratic and Republican legislators want to further expansion of telehealth services, especially for Medicare ...

Some clinicians and hospitals are betting on an extension of Medicare coverage for virtual care while others think creatively to cover the costs of care.

Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) Thursday called on federal lawmakers to reauthorize Medicare coverage for telehealth services, which is set to expire at the end of September. “We are still working on ...

Two COVID-era Medicare programs, telehealth benefits and in-home hospital care, have ended abruptly for millions of Americans as a result of the government shutdown. Funding for both expired on ...