Congress is close to enacting a two-year extension of Medicare telehealth coverage after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to renew virtual care for seniors.

In some parts of the rural United States, accessing in-person health care can feel impossible. Local emergency rooms and specialists might be nonexistent, and a trip to the clinic can take hours.

Virtual care is a viable model for the long haul, says Dr. Chris Gallagher of Access TeleCare. Two of his physician ...

Telehealth has entered a stage where the industry’s attention is shifting to the infrastructure that underpins safe, scalable, and high-quality virtual care. Early consumer-facing platforms may have ...

Nearly nine in 10 physician groups said who can deliver and lead patient care will be the top state health policy issue in ...

Illinois Telehealth Initiative aims to provide nationwide access to physicians To combat the approaching physician shortage, the Partnership for a Connected Illinois launched the Illinois Telehealth ...

The study offers insight into which physicians and practices would be impacted by telehealth policy changes as a deadline for extending pandemic-era Medicare flexibilities looms. This latest study ...

Telemedicine use in the United States surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by the urgent public health need for social distancing, which prompted a rapid shift to virtual care. In the first ...

Across the board, physicians are interested in working in telehealth — whether they’re young, close to retirement, or simply feeling overloaded and looking for a less stressful alternative. Some ...

Approximately nine in 10 family physicians report they would use telemedicine to treat patients if they were paid to do so. However, only 15 percent report having used the technology in the past year, ...

The use of telehealth services has increased since the WeCount surveys began in 2022, with usage up from 25% in 2024 and just 5% in 2022, researchers stated.