By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH “We have to look at telehealth as an operating system.” Amwell ($ AMWL) President & CEO Roy Schoenberg has a way with analogies, and some of his best land in this interview as we get a highly detailed, insider’s perspective about how payers and health systems are rethinking telehealth as… Read More »
The medical group for Walmart Health has filed paperwork to do business in more than a dozen more states – and a spokesperson told Insider that the moves are not related to physical clinics. Instead, the preparation regards the retail giant’s pending acquisition of telehealth vendor MeMD earlier this year. “We’ve expressed our… Read More »
The Federal Communications Commission will soon move to issue a final order for its new $ 100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, which is intended to boost the use of telehealth for underserved patient populations. In July, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking requesting public comment on the initiative aimed at cost savings… Read More »
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has started implementing the proposed rules needed to fulfill President Trump’s executive order on Monday to make temporary telehealth services permanent, especially for rural areas. As directed by Trump’s order “Improving Rural and Telehealth Access,” CMS said it is taking steps to extend the availability of certain telemedicine… Read More »
By KEN TERRY Telehealth has been a lifeline for many doctors and patients during the pandemic, and the decisions of CMS and many private payers to cover telehealth visits—in some cases, at full parity with in-person visits–has helped physician practices stave off bankruptcy. Assuming that these policies remain in effect after the pandemic, I agree… Read More »