Telehealth

Teladoc Health merged with Livongo in a multi-billion-dollar transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter.

More than one-third of adults aged 65 and older are experiencing challenges seeing providers via telemedicine visits, according to an Aug. 3 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

On Aug. 3, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to expand access to telehealth services in rural communities and make certain services permanent once the COVID-19 public emergency ends. 

Teladoc Health reported $241 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2020, an 85 percent uptick from the same time last year. 

Oscar is launching a new product that offers $0 virtual primary care, the technology-focused health plan said July 30.

SOC Telemed agreed to merge with Healthcare Merger Corp., a public investment firm that raised $250 million in an IPO last December, on July 29.

CVS Health customers in Georgia and Massachusetts now have access to telehealth visits through the retail giant's MinuteClinics, according to a Chain Store Age report.

Humana on July 29 announced a $100 million investment in and new partnership with telehealth home care startup Heal. 

An HHS report on telehealth utilization for Medicare beneficiaries during the pandemic found that while the visits were up in both rural and urban areas, the biggest growth was in urban areas.

Anesthesiologists in New Hampshire have launched a remote intensive care unit to ensure COVID-19 patients in rural hospitals have access to the same standard of care as those in urban environments.