{"id":31617,"date":"2020-12-08T21:07:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T21:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.mtelehealth.com\/?p=31617"},"modified":"2020-12-08T21:07:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T21:07:03","slug":"states-can-make-a-difference-in-long-term-telehealth-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drmiltie.com\/at-home-testing\/states-can-make-a-difference-in-long-term-telehealth-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"States can make a difference in long-term telehealth policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

A new National Governors Association report explores how different states are addressing key questions around licensure, reimbursement, incentives, privacy and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Kat Jercich<\/a> December 01, 202003:48 PM<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Governors Association released a white paper<\/a> this week examining state policies around telehealth and outlining key considerations for governors to assess the potential implications of said policies going forward.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the report notes, although policies vary from state to state, there have been more telehealth policy changes this year than in the past two decades, with a dramatic uptick in virtual care services to match. As of last week, telehealth legislation extending beyond the pandemic has been passed in 23 states.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“While we cannot assume that the higher uptake of telehealth will continue at the same rate post-pandemic, as patients may have felt they had little choice but to receive services virtually, payers are amassing extensive data upon which to measure outcomes in the short and long-term,” the report read.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHY IT MATTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report offered several key considerations for governors with regard to telehealth policies, including with regard to:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n