States continue to adopt telehealth commercial payer coverage, survey finds

Becker's Healthcare December 4, 2019
Jackie Drees

Limited or unclear reimbursement for telehealth and digital services is considered one of the largest barriers of virtual care adoption among hospitals and health systems, according to a recent Foley & Lardner survey.

For its 50-State Survey of Telehealth Commercial Payer Statutes, the law firm examined telehealth commercial payer statutes across all 50 states and District of Columbia as of October 2019. The report includes only commercial health insurance laws and does not include Medicaid fee-for-service rules or Medicaid managed care organization regulations.

Five report insights:

1. Currently, 42 states and Washington, D.C., have some type of telehealth commercial payer statute in place.

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