MedCity News December 5, 2019
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...