U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced a bill Aug. 6 that would allocate $400 million to restart the FCC's COVID-19 telehealth program.

Seema Verma, CMS administrator, spoke Aug. 6 during a videoconference with physicians and healthcare leaders in Massachusetts about telehealth during the pandemic, according to a report from 22 News.

More Americans are using telehealth services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the rapid growth of these services earlier this year highlighted several opportunities and challenges for expanding telehealth in the future. 

Across the U.S., mental health conditions were the No. 1 telehealth diagnosis in May, according to new data from Fair Health. 

Washington, Colorado, Nevada and Oregon governors announced Aug. 5 that the four states will work together to establish a guide of best practices supporting telehealth in their respective states. 

Former Haven Chief Technology Officer Serkan Kutan has left the company to join telehealth company Amwell.

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.