MedCity News December 5, 2019
Joel Berg

Very few states so far require health plans to pay the same for healthcare delivered remotely as they do for care delivered in person, a practice known as telehealth payment parity.

States are making progress in fostering telehealth services, but they still have a way to go to ensure remote and virtual services are reimbursed at the same level as in-person care, according to a report issued in December by law firm Foley & Lardner.

Only 10 states so far require health plans to pay the same for healthcare delivered remotely as they do for care delivered in person, a practice known as telehealth payment parity.

That is according to a report by the law firm Foley & Lardner. The...

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