Telehealth use is 38 times higher than its pre-COVID baseline. Travel insurance companies are getting on board by offering telemedicine services to their policyholders or covering telemedicine visits.
Therapists who are treating families, Medicaid beneficiaries, or patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to continue offering teletherapy post-pandemic, according to a new study published in JMIR.
Telehealth flexibilities implemented by rural health providers during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic would be extended under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND).
As many U.S. states gear up to restrict abortion access in anticipation of the Supreme Court possibly overturning Roe v. Wade, the medical professionals behind these services are preparing for an even bigger surge in demand.