Healio October 21, 2020
COVID-19 has accelerated the telehealth visit trend. Providing telehealth across states raises licensure, reimbursement and malpractice coverage issues. The regulatory landscape is changing but there are important considerations.
First, understand that while CMS is allowing telehealth during the public health emergency (PHE), that does not automatically mean that state licensing boards or private payers agree. One of the challenges of our current health care scheme is that there are a multitude of parties overseeing care. Knowing that one governmental agency or private corporation allows an activity does not mean that others do. Many states are allowing out-of-state professionals to provide telehealth during the public health emergency, but these rules and policies vary tremendously and are constantly changing. For example, Wisconsin...
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