Iowa passes law to increase insurance coverage of telehealth
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law requiring commercial health insurers to cover health-related services provided by telehealth just as they would in-person care.
Following the trend of telehealth expansions from other states, the Iowa law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2019, and applies to all polices in the state.
The law states “[A] policy, contract, or plan providing for third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses shall not discriminate between coverage benefits for health care services that are provided in person and the same health care services that are delivered through telehealth.”
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Cara joined TriMed Media in 2016 and is currently a Senior Writer for Clinical Innovation & Technology. Originating from Detroit, Michigan, she holds a Bachelors in Health Communications from Grand Valley State University.