Cigna is eliminating cost-sharing for all primary care in-office or telehealth visits
Cigna is eliminating cost-sharing for all primary care, specialty are and behavioral health care in office or telehealth visits for
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Telehealth
Help on hand: Phone apps provide Veteran support, 24/7
(Source – www.blogs.va.gov) With continued advances in technology, apps for smartphones and other mobile devices can provide an ideal way
Read MoreRhode Island moves to make telemedicine insurance coverage permanent
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Rhode Island Senate Health and Human Services Committee on May 27 advanced a
Read MoreCMS finalized a rule to expand telehealth coverage for Medicare Advantage plans
In an effort to encourage Medicare Advantage plans to widen their telehealth options, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Read MoreHighmark extends breaks for telehealth through Sept. 30: 4 details
(By Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pittsburgh-based insurer Highmark extended telehealth coverage benefits to waive deductibles, coinsurance and copayment
Read MoreCMS announces changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D to provide better coverage
On May 22, 2020, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized requirements that will increase access to telehealth for
Read MoreCigna expands virtual provider network
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fourteen million members in Cigna’s employer-sponsored health plans can now talk and text with
Read MorePremera Blue Cross pioneers low-premium virtual care plan
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) Health insurer Premera Blue Cross is launching its first virtual primary care plan, available
Read MoreBlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee makes COVID-19 telehealth coverage permanent
(By Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review) BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee updated its coverage policies to permanently cover virtual visits with
Read MoreCoronavirus Crisis Opens Access To Online Opioid Addiction Treatment
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Opioid addiction isn’t taking a break during the coronavirus pandemic. But the U.S.
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