We have followed (here and here) the adoption of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (“IMLC”) by various states and the subsequent formation of a commission under the IMLC. We believe that the IMLC presents one promising avenue for the proliferation of telemedicine. In this post, we explore another initiative designed to encourage the
Telehealth Parity
Several States Enact Telehealth Parity Laws in 2015
* Gabriel Kohan is a summer associate and student at Harvard Law School.
States are continuing to debate the role telehealth services should play in the health care system. Thus far in 2015, several States have enacted parity laws requiring that certain telehealth services be reimbursed to the same extent as in-person services. While on the whole more states are moving toward parity and encouraging or requiring reimbursement for telemedicine, that trend is not universal, and many of the States with parity laws only extend parity to telehealth services that meet certain conditions.Continue Reading Several States Enact Telehealth Parity Laws in 2015