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91. Federal Telehealth Flexibilities in Private Health Insurance During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: In Brief - Resources
Date: Feb 2023

Provides an overview of how private health insurance plans cover telehealth services, as well as federal flexibilities that encouraged private health insurance plans to promote telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Summarizes the two main types of laws at the state level addressing telehealth coverage in private health insurance. Outlines considerations for telehealth coverage after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

...telehealth coverage in private health insurance. Outlines considerations for telehealth coverage after the end of the COVID...

92. Telehealth Parity Laws - Resources
Date: Aug 2016

Policy brief discussing federal and state activities related to telehealth, as well as Medicaid and private insurer reimbursement for telehealth services. Identifies the arguments in favor of and against paying for telehealth at parity with in-person care. Discusses the role telehealth can play in rural access to healthcare.

...Telehealth Parity Laws --- Policy brief discussing federal and state activities related to telehealth, as well...

93. Rural Health Care and Medicaid Telehealth Flexibilities, and Guidance Regarding Section 1009 of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (Pub. L. 115-271), entitled Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth - Resources
Date: Apr 2020

Discusses the benefits of utilizing telehealth services to expand access to Medicaid services in rural areas and the flexibility states have in covering these services. Provides guidance on options states have to receive federal reimbursement for substance use disorder treatments provided via telehealth services.

...Telehealth --- Discusses the benefits of utilizing telehealth services to expand access to Medicaid services in rural...

94. Licensing and Credentialing of Telehealth Programs - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023

Describes licensing and credentialing considerations for rural telehealth programs.

...telehealth programs. --- Licensing and Credentialing of Telehealth Programs Licensing and credentialing telehealth providers can pose...

95. Telehealth Has Played an Outsized Role Meeting Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Explores usage of telehealth for physical and mental health outpatient visits between March 2019 and August 2021. Figure 3 shows use of mental health and substance use telehealth visits versus other outpatient telehealth visits, with rural versus urban comparisons. Includes a discussion about payment models for telehealth via private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.

...telehealth visits versus other outpatient telehealth visits, with rural versus urban comparisons. Includes a discussion...

96. One in Three Adults Used Telehealth during the First Six Months of the Pandemic, but Unmet Needs for Care Persisted - Resources
Date: Jan 2021

Examines the use of telehealth among nonelderly adults during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Explores overall telehealth utilization, patient satisfaction, wanting telehealth services but not receiving them, the share of patients who went without care, and reasons for not using telehealth. Includes data on sociodemographic factors, health status, and number of chronic conditions.

...telehealth utilization, patient satisfaction, wanting telehealth services but not receiving them, the share of patients...

97. Rural Telehealth Toolkit - RHIhub - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023

A step-by-step guide for identifying and implementing rural community telehealth programs. Includes evidence-based examples, promising models, program best practices, and resources you can adapt to fit your program's needs.

...Telehealth Toolkit - RHIhub --- A step-by-step guide for identifying and implementing rural community telehealth...

98. Issue Brief: Creating a High-value Telehealth Strategy - Resources
Date: Mar 2020

Explores how hospitals can use telehealth services to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. Discusses approaches to deliver telehealth services and provides guidelines to consider when developing a telehealth strategy. Provides examples of how rural hospitals are using telehealth services to meet community needs.

...Telehealth Strategy --- Explores how hospitals can use telehealth services to improve patient outcomes and reduce...

99. Telehealth and Telemedicine in Missouri - Resources
Date: May 2020

Discusses telehealth programs in Missouri, including the early contributions of the Missouri Telehealth Network to the growth of telehealth and the MO HealthNet program. Discusses telehealth's impact on rural healthcare access and state-level approaches to reimbursement, licensing, restrictions, and telemedicine delivery.

...Telehealth Network to the growth of telehealth and the MO HealthNet program. Discusses telehealth's impact...

100. Assessing the Impact of Medicaid Telehealth Policy Change on Equitable Access to Telehealth Services in North Carolina - Resources
Date: Sep 2023

Describes the evolution of North Carolina's Medicaid telehealth coverage and reimbursement policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses the impact of these policies on access to care. Compares data on telehealth claims by volume and as a percentage of total claims by race and rural-urban residence between March 2020 and December 2022.

...Telehealth Policy Change on Equitable Access to Telehealth Services in North Carolina --- Describes the evolution...