![]() ![]() After this period, you must be at an office or medical facility located in a rural area (in the U.S.) for most telehealth services. Through December 31, 2024, you can get telehealth services at any location in the U.S., including your home. ![]() You can get many of the same services that usually occur in-person as telehealth services, like psychotherapy and office visits. Morgan Haefner contributed to this article.Telehealth includes certain medical or health services that you get from your doctor or other health care provider who's located elsewhere (or in the U.S.) using audio and video communications technology (or audio-only telehealth services in some cases), like your phone or a computer. ![]() The Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program last October announced that it would make telemedicine visit coverage permanent as part of its benefits package starting in 2021. Humana also said it will maintain zero telehealth copays for several visit types in the Medicare Advantage Part D plans through 2021.ħ. The new offering became available to Humana Healthy Horizons members starting Jan. Louisville, Ky.-based Humana tapped virtual diabetes management provider Vida Health to offer its Medicaid members digital therapeutics for diabetes, coaching and in-app peer group support. The plan, named SimplyVirtual, became available to large employers in Connecticut starting Jan. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care in Wellesley, Mass., teamed up with Doctor on Demand to launch its new virtual primary care plan in November. 1 as direct to consumers and employer groups.ĥ. The Seattle-based insurer's Virtual Plus plan became available starting Jan. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington last September unveiled its new healthcare plan for virtual care. 14 to launch a new virtual care HMO plan specifically designed to give individuals who do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare a lower cost option for coverage.Ĥ. Texas managed care organization Community Health Choice partnered with Doctor on Demand Jan. 19 that it is temporarily waiving virtual care fees through March 31.ģ. Capital BlueCross, a Pennsylvania-based insurer that covers close to 1 million members, said Jan. The service aims to make it easier for members to maintain a relationship with a primary care physician and is available to members who are in certain employer-based or self-funded plans in the following states and areas: Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia.Ģ. UnitedHealthcare debuted a virtual primary care service in partnership with Amwell Jan. Here are seven payers who expanded telehealth initiatives or recently had new strategies go into effect this year.ġ. Past Issues - Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection Controlįueled by the acceleration of digital health and telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, several health insurers have launched new initiatives to expand virtual care for members.Current Issue - Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection Control.Becker's Cardiology + Heart Surgery Podcast.Becker's Ambulatory Surgery Centers Podcast.Becker’s Digital Health + Health IT Podcast.Digital Innovation + Patient Experience and Marketing Virtual Event.Conference Reviewers: Request for More Information.The Future of Dentistry Roundtable October.29th Annual Meeting - The Business & Operations of ASCs.8th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference.20th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference.Clinical Leadership & Infection Control. ![]()
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