mHealth Intelligence March 25, 2020
The Kentucky-based payer joins a growing movement to expand coverage and reduce barriers to access for telehealth, as the nation shifts into high gear to combat the Coronavirus pandemic.
Humana is expanding its telehealth portfolio to help members access connected health services during the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Kentucky-based payer, serving more than 13 million people, announced on March 24 that it would waive co-payments for telehealth services delivered by in-network providers, including service offered by MDLive to Medicare Advantage members, services to commercial members in Puerto Rico and services offered by Doctor On Demand to commercial members. The company will also temporarily enforce payment parity to telehealth services by in-network providers.
In addition, Humana will waive the requirement that telemedicine...