There are only a few months left in 2019, but some major news is still likely to come out of Congress and the Trump administration. Here are five areas to look out for as we approach the end of the year.

Hospitals and health systems are ramping up investments in telehealth programs, and they're doing so for diverse reasons—to extend services to patients in rural areas, to provide better follow-up care for patients with complex conditions and to cut down on unneeded in-person visits.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Monday issued its proposed annual Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program rule, which would, if finalized, be implemented in 2020.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching a pilot program to put claims data directly into the hands of healthcare providers.

CMS floated the idea of phasing out pre-payments for home health services starting in 2020, killing them completely by the following year.

A new telemedicine law signed Tuesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis will make it easier for physicians licensed out of state to provide services to Florida residents. Out-of-state doctors can pay a one-time $150 registration fee to see Florida patients.

Patients experienced out-of-pocket increases as high as 12% for their healthcare costs in 2018.

There are several requirements that must be met in order to bill telehealth services….

Raising the cyberrisks, 70% of devices in healthcare organizations will be running unsupported Windows operating systems by January 2020, according to a new cybersecurity report.

The pathologist, Georgios Papanikolaou, revolutionized early cancer detection and founded an entire scientific discipline.