A ban on using telemedicine to prescribe controlled medications was suspended in the pandemic. That's allowed many to seek opioid addiction treatment, but some worry about potential for abuse.
State rules were temporarily loosened in 2020 to help patients get care outside a doctor's office. But is telehealth by phone safe and effective? State legislatures and insurers must soon decide.
An NPR poll finds that while a large majority of people using telehealth during the pandemic were satisfied, nearly two-thirds prefer in-person visits. That may foretell telehealth's future.
Rural hospitals across the country are getting nearly $162 million to fight COVID-19, federal officials said Wednesday. The funds will help digitally...
UPDATE: The FCC voted unanimously to approve the initiative. ORIGINAL STORY: The Federal Communications Commission will vote July 10 on a $100 million...
The federal government on Thursday awarded one South Georgia hospital authority funding from $20 million distributed to 27 organizations nationwide to...
