Virtual doctor visits should pay the same rate as in-office checkups even after the Covid-19 pandemic ends, telehealth advocates told a Senate health panel.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hosted a panel Wednesday to consider what recent telehealth changes to keep once the public health emergency ends. Various lawmakers including Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) asked about potential hurdles that could slow the telehealth momentum.
Top of the list was telehealth reimbursement rates.
Major health-care commercial insurers like Aetna, Cigna, and United Healthcare typically cover telehealth, but often don’t pay doctors at the ...
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