Amwell (AMWL) is in talks to pay $1.50/share for Talkspace (NASDAQ:TALK), according a Calcalist report over the weekend. The deal is expected to be in Amwell shares. A $1.50 price tag would represent a 150% premium to Talkspace's Friday closing price of 60 cents.
The Final Rule includes several rules relating to coverage and payment for Medicare telehealth services, changes to behavioral health services, and remote therapeutic monitoring.
Health startups and medical associations are lobbying for permanent permission to prescribe controlled substances remotely, part of a broader debate over the future of telehealth services that boomed during the pandemic.