Telehealth
CMS finalized a rule to encourage Medicare Advantage plans to increase telehealth benefits and plan options for beneficiaries in rural areas.
Pittsburgh-based insurer Highmark extended telehealth coverage benefits to waive deductibles, coinsurance and copayment for all covered telehealth services through Sept. 30.
New York City-based Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital will use the $860,000 grant it received from the FCC to expand its remote care services, including the development of a telehealth app.
Fourteen million members in Cigna's employer-sponsored health plans can now talk and text with on-demand licensed therapists through a partnership with online and mobile therapy company Talkspace.
Centene announced this week it will waive all cost sharing for telehealth visits for its nearly 1 million Medicare Advantage plans throughout the rest of 2020.
The Federal Communications Commission approved its seventh wave of COVID-19 telehealth program applications, issuing $16.87 million to healthcare providers nationwide.
To keep up with the high demand of telehealth, virtual care provider Amwell announced May 20 that it has raised $194 million in funding.
Despite approving more than $50 million in telehealth funding through its COVID-19 relief program, the Federal Communications Commission had sent funds to only one provider as of May 19, according to Politico's May 20 Morning eHealth newsletter.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC launched a new artificial intelligence tool that records and analyzes clinician and patient voices during a virtual visit to create a post-visit summary for patients.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC's infectious disease telemedicine company is combining with drugmaker Merck's infectious disease technology and services management provider ILÚM Health Solutions.