Fierce Healthcare May 13, 2024
Popular digital health law firm Foley & Lardner released a new state survey of telehealth insurance laws that tracks the changes in the legal landscape from 2019, before the COVID-19 public health emergency, until April 2024.
The survey includes key figures on each state’s telehealth commercial insurance coverage and payment/reimbursement laws.
Nearly all states have adopted a telehealth statute as of April 2024. Of particular note is the number of states that expanded audio-only coverage, states that implemented coverage and payment parity for mental and behavioral health provided via telehealth, and states that passed reimbursement and parity laws.
Though 43 states had telehealth laws on the books in 2019, many states changed their approach to telehealth insurance laws following...