mHealth Intelligence July 6, 2020
A law signed today in Colorado expands Medicaid coverage for telehealth services to include RHCs, FQHCs, The Indian Health Service and home health care providers and boosts private payer coverage.
Colorado lawmakers have quickly approved a bill that will permanently expand telehealth coverage and access in the state.
Governor Jared Polis is scheduled today to sign into law SB 212, which was introduced roughly one month ago.
The bill requires the state Medicaid program to reimburse for telehealth services at rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers and the federal Indian Health Service at the same rate as for in-person treatment; expands coverage to include speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, hospice care, home health care, and pediatric behavioral health...