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Trending in Telehealth March 2025

Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Statutory Year-End Review

Compared to previous years, the New Jersey Legislature passed a limited number of statutes impacting health care in 2024. It was a slow start to 2024, but activity picked up in the last six months of the calendar year. Once...more

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Trending in Telehealth: September 17 – 30, 2024

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Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

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Trending in Telehealth: July 2 – 8, 2024

Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

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End of COVID-19 Emergency: Legal Implications for Healthcare Providers

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On Jan. 30, 2023, President Joe Biden announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will end May 11, 2023. Under the PHE, the federal government implemented a range of modifications and waivers impacting Medicare,...more

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The Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Part II – Impact on the Provision of Medical Services via Telehealth

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As announced by the White House on January 30, 2023, the public health emergency (PHE) is set to end on May 11, 2023. The end of the PHE also brings an end to several flexibilities that were implemented that impact telehealth...more

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A Renewed Focus on Telehealth in New Jersey

New Jersey governing boards for dentistry, counseling, respiratory care and occupational therapy have introduced regulations to address licensure requirements for telehealth encounters, consistent with previous regulations...more

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Health Care Reimbursement and Payor Dispute Update - August 2020

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Introduction - CMS has taken extensive measures to assist providers and promote access to care in light of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The efforts taken have and continue to benefit...more

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Telehealth: Massachusetts’ Proposed Act to Improve Health Care by Investing in Value

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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has restarted the discussion on health care cost containment in the Commonwealth with a proposed bill that contains a raft of initiatives. Foley & Lardner LLP will be addressing each of...more

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New Laws Expand Telehealth in California

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law two bills that expand the delivery of telehealth services in the state. In particular, the legislation: • Permits providers to prescribe medications without a...more

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Health Care Policy Newsletter - July 2018 pt 2

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Foley & Lardner LLP’s (“Foley”) Bipartisan Public Policy Team is pleased to share our “Public Policy Weekly* Health Care Newsletter” in which we compile the latest Health Care policy news and legislation. *Please note that we...more

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As Telemedicine Soars, Reimbursement for Telemedicine Services Slowly Evolve

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The use of telemedicine has soared in recent years, as new technologies develop and consumer demand for instant access to healthcare increases. ...more

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New Jersey’s Telemedicine Law: What Providers Need to Know

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New Jersey has a new telemedicine law, recently signed by Governor Chris Christie. The law cements the validity of telehealth services in the Garden State, establishes telemedicine practice standards, and imposes telehealth...more

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Vermont’s New Telemedicine Law Expands Insurance Coverage, Bans Recording

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Vermont health care providers and patients can now enjoy a revamped, and significantly improved, telehealth commercial insurance coverage law. Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed S. 50 into law on June 7, 2017, expanding...more

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Here We Go Again - The Senate’s Health Reform Bill

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Late last week the Senate released its version of a health reform bill (the “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017” or the “Senate bill”) to fix the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “PPACA”). The Senate Bill...more

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News From the Vermont Statehouse - An Analysis from DRM’s Government & Public Affairs Team - April 2017

Trial Bar Proposes Anti-Ride-Sharing Amendments to Insurance Bill - The Senate Judiciary Committee considered amendments this week proposed by the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association that would likely force Uber out of...more

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News from the Vermont State House - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team - February 2017 #2

Governor’s $35 Million Housing Bond Discussed in Ways and Means Committee - Executive Director Gus Selig of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board revealed some of the details this week behind the $35 million bond...more

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News from the Vermont State House - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team - February 2017

The Agency of Transportation has submitted a proposal to the House Transportation Committee that would allow the agency to seek damages from a utility that fails to move or adjust a utility line that is in a state or local...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

“May You Live in Interesting Times” – Some Healthcare Predictions for the Trump Administration’s First Year

The ancient Chinese curse – “May you live in interesting times” – certainly springs to mind these days. What does the election of Donald Trump mean for the healthcare industry, the Affordable Care Act and current healthcare...more

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Recent Developments in Massachusetts Health Policy

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Building on the momentum of early October hearings on the state’s growing health care expenditures, the Health Policy Commission (HPC), the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Governor Charlie Baker, and others spent...more

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Changes to New York Telehealth Coverage Coming Soon

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After New York became the 22nd state to enact a telemedicine commercial coverage statute, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an amendment changing the statute. The amendment makes sweeping changes to telehealth coverage under New...more

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Telehealth Commercial Coverage and Parity Laws: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

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There will always be differences among state laws on telehealth coverage, but what is remarkable is the rapidly increasing pace at which states have been adopting coverage statutes in the last few years, with currently 29...more

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Telehealth Roundup: Federal Bill Seeks to Expand Medicare Use of Telehealth; Delaware and Connecticut Update Telemedicine Laws

On July 7th, the House introduced much anticipated bipartisan telehealth legislation. The Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015, introduced by Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) and co-sponsored by Representatives Gregg...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Health Law Wire: New Telehealth Legislation Proposed in New York for 2016 (2/15)

On December 29, 2014, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the provisions of chapter 550 that requires commercial insurers and the medical assistance program (Medicaid) to reimburse for the delivery of health...more

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New York Passes Telemedicine Reimbursement Legislation

New York became the 22nd state to sign into law legislation that will require commercial and Medicaid plans to provide coverage of telehealth and telemedicine services. The law, originally intended to take effect on January...more

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