OpenAI backs Illinois SB3444, shielding frontier AI developers from liability for harms unless intentional or reckless, if they publish safety protocols and transparency reports.
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The Kennedy Forum announced the launch of the Mental Health Parity Index, highlighting areas where access and coverage for mental health services is breaking down.
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UMMC’s Carly Brown and Kyle Brewer discuss how RPM supports chronic disease care, improves outcomes, and expands rural access, with insights on care models, staffing, reimbursement, and value-based telehealth.
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CMS advanced health tech with ACCESS, a Medicare App Library, and new interoperability rules, while Congress and states ramp up focus on telehealth, AI, and cybersecurity.
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Tennessee lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill clarifying that AI cannot be recognized as a legal “person.” The measure now heads to Governor Bill Lee’s desk to be signed into law.
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This month’s Telehealth Working Group covers reconciliation 2.0, FY2027 budget priorities, and new CMS initiatives, including the Health Tech Ecosystem and ACCESS Model.
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This month’s Telehealth Working Group covers reconciliation 2.0, FY2027 budget priorities, and new CMS initiatives, including the Health Tech Ecosystem and ACCESS Model.
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Maine HB 2082 passed both the House and Senate; the bill prohibits the use of AI in mental health therapy clinical roles.
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The Digital Health Screeners Act of 2026 will be considered at a House Health Subcommittee hearing, expanding the wellness exclusion and raising questions on oversight and clinical boundaries.
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A federal judge ruled that access to medication abortion via telehealth will remain unchanged for now, while the Food and Drug Administration conducts a safety review of mifepristone. The court has paused the case and requested an update within six months.
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Counsel Health is expanding its AI-driven care model to include lifestyle services like hair loss and sexual health, with plans to add chronic condition support later in 2026.
www.fiercehealthcare.com/telehealth/c...
Sutter Health became the first system to launch Epic’s AI chatbot to “answer patients’ health questions within the privacy and context of their medical record.”
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GAO flags AI governance gaps and weak federal models, while the FY2027 budget proposes HHS cuts. As AI and RPM grow, policymakers weigh benefits against cost, compliance, and fraud risks.
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Dr. Mitchell H. Katz says AI could handle initial radiology reads if regulations change. Others see benefits, while critics warn of safety risks without human oversight.
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If you missed last week’s March 2026 roundtable, CTeL and the American Psychiatric Association convened a discussion on pathways to make telehealth prescribing permanent.
Watch the full recording here: youtu.be/3cKVXHCDn_k
If you missed CTeL’s March 2026 RPM & RTM Working group, UMMC experts shared insights on care models, improved outcomes, and lessons on workflows, medication management, and value-based care:
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Minnesota has introduced MN SF 4809, which would establish a program to provide mental health services via telehealth for school students.
www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/202...
This week’s Policy Scoop highlights new RPM insights from UMMC, CTeL’s letter to HHS on workforce shortages, and key federal and state policy updates shaping the future of digital health.
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The VA announced a $112 million grant “for organizations that provide suicide prevention services to Veterans across the country.”
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If you missed CTeL’s RPM webinar yesterday, UMMC experts shared insights on care models, improved outcomes, and lessons on workflows, medication management, and value-based care.
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Iowa HSB 766 is scheduled for a subcommittee meeting on March 24th. The bill creates a “board of autonomous medical practice” for the licensure and regulation of health AI tools.
www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
This week’s Policy Scoop highlights rising scrutiny on AI and Medicare Advantage, with new federal AI policies, fraud enforcement, and growing oversight of telehealth, costs, and health AI tools.
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If you missed yesterday’s AI & LLM Working Group, CTeL covered new CMS AI RFIs, NIST leadership updates, and the growing role of AI in mental health, including risks, liability, and solutions.
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Amazon is expanding its Health AI project’s to Amazon Prime customers, following its limited availability to One Medical members.
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Oregon has signed into law a bill to centralize behavioral health credentialing and expand clinicians who are eligible to provide clinical supervision.
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FDA sent 30 warning letters to telehealth companies over compounded GLP-1 drugs, citing misleading claims implying they are the same as FDA-approved products and obscuring the true source of the medications.
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FDA sent 30 warning letters to telehealth companies over compounded GLP-1 drugs, citing misleading claims implying they are the same as FDA-approved products and obscuring the true source of the medications.
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This week’s policy scoop covers Amazon expanding Health AI to Prime members, Aetna’s $117.7M False Claims Act settlement, FDA warnings to telehealth firms marketing compounded GLP-1 drugs, and new federal and state actions.
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If you missed CTeL’s March Telehealth Working Group, we reviewed recent federal policy updates impacting digital health, including the White House’s new cybersecurity strategy and CMS’s newly released payment rates for the ACCESS Model focused on digital health integration.
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Nurse Education in Practice published a new study evaluating AI literacy in nursing education, finding “Despite conceptual awareness, nursing educators reported limited readiness for AI integration due to training gaps and institutional barriers.”
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