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50 State Telemedicine Gaps Analysis: Coverage & Reimbursement
Telemedicine in
Alaska
PARITY:
Private Insurance F Lawmakers have not proposed
Medicaid 12-18 B legislation ensuring coverage and
State Employee Health Plan F reimbursement for telemedicine
MEDICAID SERVICE under private insurance or state
COVERAGE & CONDITIONS employee health plans in 2015.
OF PAYMENT:
Patient Setting A Medicaid
Eligible Technologies A Telemedicine coverage under the
Distance or Geography A Medicaid plan is broad and the least
Restrictions restrictive compared to other states.
Eligible Providers B However not all benefits are covered
Physician-provided Services A when using telemedicine, thus
Mental/behavioral Health A leaving out services including dental
Services 19-20 and ocular care.
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Rehabilitation A Will cover services when delivered
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Home Health A using dedicated audio conferencing
Informed Consent A system.
Telepresenter C Alaska Medicaid covers school-based
INNOVATIVE PAYMENT services when provided via
OR SERVICE DELIVERY telemedicine: audiology, behavioral
MODELS: health, nursing, occupational therapy,
State-wide Network physical therapy, and speech-
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Medicaid Managed Care N/A language therapy.
Medicare-Medicaid Dual Although Medicaid does not require a
Eligibles telepresenter as a condition of
Health Home payment, the state’s Medical Board
HCBS Waiver has such practice standard
Corrections requirements.
Other
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American Telemedicine Association
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