Senators reintroduce telehealth bill to give seniors more access to mental health services
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 01, 2024
A bipartisan group of senators have reintroduced a bill to remove current restrictions on telehealth mental health services for seniors.
Push for permanent telehealth funding kicks into high gear in Congress
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 18, 2024
With some coverage set to expire, a bipartisan push is underway in Congress to make telehealth reimbursements permanent.
Updated CMS telehealth toolkit offers tips to states for improving access
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 27, 2024
CMS has released a new report on telehealth intended to give states guidance on how to assist access for those on Medicaid programs.
As more seniors turn to music therapy, health insurer says it will help payers find their groove
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 02, 2023
Longevity Health will now provide coverage for a platform that provides music therapy via singing to senior living communities.
Seniors cut costs, ease caregiving pressures with new tool that increases their digital health literacy
By
Adam Healy
Nov 01, 2023
Seniors have a new tool to help them connect with care providers: the Papa digital health platform, which now has a digital literacy feature.
1 in 9 telehealth visits need timely, in-person follow-up care, report claims
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 30, 2023
Inconsistencies between traditional clinical visits and telehealth could be driving in-person follow-ups after the latter, a new study shows.
Telehealth may not be as thrifty as many think, researchers find
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 13, 2023
While expanding virtual health options offers a number of benefits to patients and providers, the assumption that telehealth will universally lower costs may be overstated, experts caution.
Follow-up telehealth visits rare, new study shows, as Congress follows up on telehealth expansion in...
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 11, 2023
Patients are less likely to schedule a follow-up to a telehealth visit than in-person, a newly updated study shows.
More news for Friday, Sept. 22
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2023
Free, at-home COVID-19 tests will be available soon … 5G improved health of older adults: study … COVID-infected adults with 4 or more underlying diseases faced higher risk of ICU stay, death … Medicare...
Business briefs, Dec. 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2022
Ransomware attacks lead CMS to issue new IDs to 254K Medicare beneficiaries … CareTrust REIT announces extension, renewal of unsecured revolver … Broadmark Realty Capital declares monthly cash dividend...