The Pennsylvania House has passed unanimously legislation that would enable doctors to treat patients in other states via telemedicine.
The practice would benefit both patients in under-served areas of Pennsylvania and local health care providers expanding their reach into other states, according to supporters of the legislation.
Public Opinion Online
Currently, 21 states do have some form of what’s called a “parity” law requiring private insurance companies to reimburse for televisits, according to the September 2014 review of the laws by the American Telemedicine Association. Pennsylvania is not one of them.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Enabling Better Access to Healthcare
