Florida’s largest medical association is asking the state’s insurance commissioner to require insurance companies to reimburse health care providers the same rates for providing telehealth services as in-person health care. Thursday’s request for the emergency action comes as the state encourages people to self-isolate amid the spread of the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19. “This action is needed in Florida given the uneven response of the health insurance companies doing business in this state,” Florida Medical Association President Ronald F. Giffler wrote in a letter to Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier.
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Source: https://health.wusf.usf.edu/post/docs-seek-telehealth-payment-mandates-virus-spreads#stream/0