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The two critical state policy reports identify gaps in coverage and reimbursement, and physician practice standards and licensure.

The company has filed an antitrust case to prevent a new rule from taking effect that would restrict the practice of telehealth.

The amended law prohibits telehealth services until the doctor and patient have established a face-to-face relationship.

In Arkansas, the new bill is more limited than the one recently rejected by the State's House of Representatives; the bill passed in Idaho is less restrictive.

The bill would allow video-based services using doctors licensed and living in the state; opponents said residents deserve face-to-face medical care.

The Department has tapped two accelerators, Dallas-based Tech Wildcatters and Chicago-based TechNexus, for the new incubator program called Emerge.

Patients will get to benefit from skilled nursing care without prior hospitalization, and expanded coverage of telehealth and post-discharge home services.

The devices will allow children in foster care to have a direct link to behavioral healthcare services such as therapy and ongoing education videos.

Selected out of more than 300 applications, these small and mid-sized enterprises will be offered bootcamps, coaching and webinars.

Spending in medical research that tailors treatment to an individual's genes would help the [healthcare] system move away from one-size-fits-all treatments.