according to a new policy document , this could help the 20 % of US citizens that live in areas with physician shortages . So far , telehealth services have only been applied via Medicare at the federal level , with state level emergency medical services seeing a lack of uniform jurisdiction as they are controlled by each state individually . The policy brief analyzes the issues with implementing telehealth on a wider basis , including so - called parity laws that mandate private payers reimburse in the same way they pay for in - person medical treatment .
According to a new policy brief, telehealth could help the 20% of US citizens that live in areas with physician shortages. So far, telehealth services have only been applied via Medicare at the federal level, with state level Medicaid telehealth services seeing a lack of uniform jurisdiction as they are controlled by each state individually. The policy brief analyzes the issues with implementing telehealth on a wider basis, including so-called parity laws that mandate private payers reimburse in the same way they would for in-person medical treatment.