May 15, 2024 - Telehealth is playing a significant role in expanding access to abortion care, making up 19 percent of all abortion care nationwide in December 2023, according to a new #WeCount report. The Society of Family Planning released its sixth #WeCount report on May 14. The report presents monthly abortion volume data by state to better understand the...

May 13, 2024 - Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) not only face telehealth access challenges but also have worse video visit experiences than their peers who are proficient in English, new research reveals. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study examined differences in telehealth access and virtual care experience between patients with LEP and...

May 9, 2024 - The United States House Ways and Means Committee has advanced several new pieces of legislation, including one extending pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities through 2026. Called the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, the legislation would not only preserve Medicare beneficiaries’ access to telehealth through December...

May 7, 2024 - New research reveals that a text message and telephone-based virtual care approach can improve rates of screening, identification, and treatment of maternal mental health conditions. Published in Health Affairs, the study assessed an intervention that addresses various barriers to adopting maternal mental health screening and referral to treatment....