mHealth Intelligence May 14, 2024
States have increasingly adopted telehealth parity and coverage laws in the last four years, but they are not uniform, a new report shows.
More than half of American states now have laws addressing telehealth payment parity or reimbursement rates; however, a new report reveals that these laws vary across state lines and, in some cases, do not constitute true payment parity.
Released by the law firm Foley & Lardner LLP, the report details each state’s telehealth commercial insurance coverage and payment/reimbursement laws, noting how the laws changed after the public health emergency (PHE) was declared. This is the third edition of the report, with the first two being published in 2019 and 2021, respectively.
The report shows 33 states had...