Patients report high levels of satisfaction with telehealth visits, which can help reduce barriers associated with in-person care. And although the majority of healthcare visits in the US have transitioned back to in-person, telehealth is expected to continue to play an important role moving forward.
Federal telemedicine will take a major step forward with the competition for a new $1.032 billion opportunity covering hardware, software, and patient data privacy protection.
Policymakers at the state and federal levels need to find a balanced solution that increases access to providers while creating appropriate guardrails to prevent fraud, waste and abuse, and to ensure patients and providers can determine the best setting of care for their specific needs.
Health authorities have warned there’s no proof for Ivermectin's value in treating COVID-19. Still groups are touting the drug as the way out of the pandemic.
JUNEAU — A telehealth bill written by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to fight the COVID-19 pandemic took a step backward Sunday night as members of the Alaska House voted to send it back to committee rather than advance it toward a final vote. Lawmakers are working in a special session that ends at midnight Tuesday. Unless the bill passes by that deadline, it will expire.