State Relaxes Rules on Telemedicine, Allowing Reimbursement

Patients will not have to visit a doctor's office before qualifying for telemedicine services, and most insurers must now pay the same for telemedicine as for similar in-person care, state officials said Wednesday. It's another step by state agencies to help limit person-to-person contact and stem the spread of the coronavirus, which has sickened more than 220 people in Texas, reports show. “This will help protect patients and our state’s health care professionals while maintaining access to care,” state Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan said in a statement. ...