Oct. 1 marks the day when Anthem and UnitedHealth Group rolled back some virtual visit coverage, leaving members to pay more out of pocket, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

The Department of Justice announced charges against several individuals in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and other government payers for telemedicine services on Sept. 30 as part of a larger effort to crack down on healthcare fraud.

Telehealth adoption has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, signaling the need for providers to examine their malpractice risks associated with virtual care.

Hims, a direct-to-consumer telemedicine startup, is close to securing a deal to go public through a merger with Oaktree Acquisition Corp, according to a Sept. 25 Bloomberg report. 

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care announced Sept. 28 that it will disperse $1.2 million in funds to 120 independent primary care practices across Connecticut to support telehealth expansion among other operational initiatives.

Physicians must alter their "bedside manner" from traditional in-person care to better accommodate patient needs during video-based telehealth visits, according to Neil Naik, MD.

Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, both in New York City, are teaming up to study the outcomes of patients with COVID-19 who are monitored at home using remote patient monitoring technologies versus patients who receive in-person…

New York City leads in telemedicine adoption among U.S. cities, according to Doximity's 2020 State of Telemedicine report. 

A physician in Arkansas has pleaded guilty to obstructing a federal healthcare investigation into telemedicine fraud and faces up to five years in prison, according to a Sept. 25 Department of Justice news release. 

The American Heart Association and American Cancer Society and 15 other patient organizations on Sept. 24 released a set of principles for legislators to consider for telehealth implementations.