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Insurance,
Health Care & Hospital Law

Jan. 8, 2020

AB 744: Insurers must reimburse telehealth services at same rate as in-person

California joins over 35 states that regulate private payer coverage for telehealth and 16 states, which require payment parity by private payers for telehealth services with the enactment of Assembly Bill 744, which was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 13, 2019.

Farah Tabibkhoei

Reed Smith LLP

Email: ftabibkhoei@reedsmith.com

USC Law School; Los Angeles CA

Lavinia Osilesi

Reed Smith LLP

California joins over 35 states that regulate private payer coverage for telehealth and 16 states, which require payment parity by private payers for telehealth services with the enactment of Assembly Bill 744, which was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 13, 2019. As of Jan. 1, health care service plans and health insurers are required to reimburse healthcare providers for telehealth services on the same basis and to the same extent as if those same services had bee...

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