Massachusetts doctors and health care associations embraced legislation Tuesday that could make telehealth a more permanent option for some patients.
E-consults, patient monitoring and interpreter services would be covered under the proposals, which also call for the creation of two task forces looking at barriers to telehealth across state linesMassachusetts doctors and health care associations embraced legislation Tuesday that could make telehealth a more permanent option for patients who are in too much pain to visit a provider's office in person or cannot coordinate travel logistics.
E-consults, patient monitoring and interpreter services would be covered under the proposals, which also call for the creation of two task forces looking at barriers to telehealth across state lines. Patients with limited technology and digital literacy skills should also expect help from their insurers, including through digital health education, as they navigate the telehealth landscape.
"We learned quickly in the pandemic that telehealth hadn't been embraced not because of the technology but because of the reimbursement," Kimball said.
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