Insurance Providers Are Pulling Back Covering Non-COVID Telehealth

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Telehealth visits have jumped nationwide since the onset of the pandemic. Between mid-March and mid-June, an estimated nine million Medicare recipients relied on Telemedicine. Data show among private insurers, telehealth visit claims increased by more than four thousand percent. But now providers are pulling back from covering non-COVID-related virtual visits and costs for patients are increasingly muddled. Some could even end up with surprise medical bills. Tom Conroy of the health-care technology company MedSign explains why.

But denying access to Telehealth coverage could have major repercussions for rural states such as Arkansas, where transportation continues to be a barrier for patients seeking care, and where hospitals and providers have relied on Telehealth payments to stay afloat during the pandemic.

 

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