The Texas Department of Insurance has extended until Sept. 12 an order requiring insurers to reimburse for telemedicine services at the same rate as in-person care.
“This extension will help protect patients and our state’s health care professionals while maintaining access to care,” Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan said in a bulletin Wednesday morning.
The notice extends an emergency rule issued in March that was set to expire July 14. Under the rule, insurers must pay health care providers for telemedicine at the same rate as in-person services; must cover teleme...
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