From mental health services to shaking up employer-sponsored health, Walmart Health and Amazon Care are racing to expand into healthcare nationwide. 

More than 1,000 telehealth-related bills have been introduced across all 50 of the state legislatures since the start of the year, according to the American Telemedicine Association. 

Telehealth claim lines are continuing to decrease — they dropped by 16 percent in February compared to January and dropped 5 percent in March compared to February, according to healthcare data cost organization Fair Health.

Babylon Health, a digital-first health company in London, is expanding into the U.S. with a $4.2 billion merger with Nashville, Tenn.-based Alkuri Global Acquisition.

Membership-based primary care network One Medical said June 7 it will acquire Iora Health, a tech-powered primary care provider focusing on serving Medicare patients.

The widespread adoption of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic has been welcomed by patients, providers, insurers and vendors, but some are still skeptical about its final place in healthcare delivery, according to a June 7 KHN report. 

Competition between telehealth frontrunner Teladoc and retail tech giant Amazon may be heating up as Amazon creeps into telehealth, but Teladoc's leader isn't worried, according to a June 6 report from CNBC.

Nearly half of Americans want to use telehealth after the pandemic era, and more than a third of Americans would prefer telehealth to an in-person visit, according to a May 27 survey by the American Psychiatric Association.

While the COVID-19 pandemic significantly sped up telemedicine adoption, the integration of virtual care with in-person delivery will hold a place in the healthcare system far beyond the pandemic. 

Healthcare delivery is currently experiencing a transformation due to the rising popularity and prevalence of virtual care models, yielding advantages for patients and clinicians.