Inside Digital Health July 18, 2019
Telehealth adoption is on the rise. And more states are recognizing the services. In fact, a new report from American Telemedicine Association (ATA), “2019 State of the States Report,” revealed that 40 states and D.C. have adopted policies or received awards that improved coverage and reimbursement of telehealth.
Among the states that have not passed laws include New Mexico, South Carolina, West Virginia, Ohio and Michigan.
The most common issues taken up by state legislatures included private payer parity and removing restrictions on patient setting. Currently, 36 states and D.C. have parity policies for private payer coverage. Just 21 states and D.C. have coverage parity policies in Medicaid.
A majority of states adopted policies so their Medicaid program will treat...
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