Bright.md, the leading healthcare automation company, announced that it closed Series C funding, bringing in strategic investors including Philips Health Technology Ventures, UnityPoint Health Ventures and Concord Health Partners, a healthcare-focused investment firm that has partnered with the American Hospital Association (AHA) on its AHA…

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is providing the state's nursing homes with $3.6 million to purchase tablets, webcams and headphones, according to a May 27 news release from the governor's office.

University of California San Diego engineers developed a remote monitoring platform for COVID-19 patients that automates the care team's daily check-ins to monitor symptoms.

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.