Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health and Adventist Health Lodi (Calif.) Memorial recently partnered to launch the Lodi hospital's first telemedicine intensive care unit services, according to a July 23 news release.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill into law July 22 that will make certain parts of the state's expanded telehealth coverage and services permanent, NH Public Radio reports.

Humana will roll out more than 1 million in-home preventive care screening kits to members in 2020 to increase the number of routine care screenings which some people have avoided due the coronavirus pandemic.

New research published in JAMA Network Open reveals that while mental health apps may be attracting an abundance of users, patient engagement on these apps remains relatively low.

A group of New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University launched the Telehealth Access for Seniors program in March, which has since grown to 26 states and delivered devices to more than 1,000 seniors, according to local ABC affiliate WNTH.

Telehealth company Hims & Hers has brought on a power couple to boost brand awareness.

Three young healthcare technology companies merged July 15 to form Arkos Health, a telehealth provider that will focus on vulnerable populations.

President Donald Trump said telemedicine is a top priority for his administration and is working to make the temporary regulatory changes permanent during a July 16 news briefing.

A group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill in the U.S. House July 16 that aims to protect telehealth expansions in Medicare that were made during the coronavirus pandemic. 

In response to the telehealth expansions and increased usage during the pandemic, CMS is reviewing the temporary regulation changes it made and assessing which should become permanent, according to CMS Administrator Seema Verma.