Telehealth

Home care giant Amedisys is temporarily pumping the brakes on home health acquisitions as a result of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed 7.69% Medicare payment cut to home health...

A bipartisan team of senators accused the U.S. government Thursday of slamming “the virtual front door” in the faces of seniors, veterans and the disabled.

Amazon, the company that revolutionized retailing, took a step Thursday toward possibly revolutionizing healthcare as well.

The Biden administration cracked a healthcare scheme that aimed to bilk Medicare out of $1.2 billion.

In an effort to close healthcare equity gaps in rural America, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday proposed a rule that will make sure people in underserved areas get access to behavioral...

Telemedicine is increasing physician/patient interactions and making it easier for patients to access mental health care, according to a study released Monday by CVS Health.

Many states are already scaling back access to telehealth services, even though the nation’s COVID-19 public health emergency continues. 

A new study of Medicare data by the University of Michigan found telehealth facilitated about 1 in 10 outpatient appointments for older Americans over the last two years.

The Department of Health and Human Services extended a lifeline Monday  to patients who aren’t able to take advantage of audio and video telehealth services.

With an extreme shortage of both low-wage and skilled home care workers, telehealth is proving to be a valuable stopgap, a home care executive said at the Collaborative Care Tech Summit hosted by LeadingAge...