Private payer parity laws generally require private insurers and health maintenance organizations to cover, and in some cases also reimburse, for the provision of telehealth services in the same manner and at the same level as comparable in-person services. These laws are enacted at the state level, creating a complicated framework within which insurers must operate. At this point, most states have implemented some form of private payer parity law, although the specifics of each state’s laws vary. One of the most common is a rule such as Montana's, which requires insurers to offer ...
During and after a recent presentation regarding telehealth before a health care executive group, we were inundated with the following question: Why should a hospital provide telehealth services when often times it will not get paid for those services? It is, on its face, a great question. After all, few of us would want to provide services we know will not be reimbursed. But, in many ways, the question misses the boat. While a hospital may not be paid directly for providing telehealth services, it nevertheless could significantly benefit in a number of ways that prove just as valuable ...
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