Plainsboro, N.J., December 29, 2014 -- A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) could unleash the potential of telehealth to improve care for seniors with chronic conditions, if the agency lifts a barrier to paying for its use.

Newark, New Jersey, December 23, 2014 -- As part of an ongoing commitment to improve its members’ health care experience through innovation and technology, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has created Horizon CareOnline, a telehealth benefit that offers access to a board certified, licensed doctor online 24 hours a day, seven days a week – and no appointments needed.

The global telemedicine market will almost double in the next five years, according to an industry research report.

Jackson Preparatory School with begin offering telehealth urgent care to its employees on January 1, 2015 as part of a pilot program with University of Mississippi Medical Center's Center for Telehealth.

DEERFIELD, Ill. & SUNRISE, Fla.--Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG), the nation’s largest drugstore chain, and MDLIVE, the nation’s leading provider of telehealth services, today introduced a new telehealth offering that will give Walgreens website users 24/7 access to U.S. board-certified doctors through its mobile application

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 8, 2014 -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Life, Inc., is collaborating with vitaphone e-health solutions, a global full service provider of care management, telemonitoring, telemedicine devices and patient coaching.

MIAMI, Nov. 21, 2014-- Florida Blue and Miami Children's Hospital have teamed-up to offer patients a convenient alternative option to healthcare through telehealth technology offered through HealthSpot. 

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have announced $8.6 million in rural telehealth grants, according to ONC’s blog, Health IT Buzz.