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50 State Telemedicine Gaps Analysis: Coverage & Reimbursement
Telemedicine in
Mississippi
PARITY:
Private Insurance A Mississippi’s parity law was enacted
Medicaid A in 2013. The law requires parity for
State Employee Health Plan A telemedicine under private insurance,
MEDICAID SERVICE state employee health plans, and
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COVERAGE & CONDITIONS public assistance. In 2014,
OF PAYMENT: lawmakers passed a law requiring
Patient Setting C insurance plans to cover and
Eligible Technologies B reimburse for services via store-and-
Distance or Geography A forward as well as remote patient
Restrictions monitoring for chronic disease
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Eligible Providers A management.
Physician-provided B
Services Medicaid
Mental/behavioral Health B The law requires Medicaid to cover
Services and reimburse for services via
Rehabilitation N/A telemedicine including store-and-
Home Health F forward and remote patient
Informed Consent B monitoring.
Telepresenter A CMS approved the agency’s SPA to
INNOVATIVE PAYMENT limit the originating site to a
OR SERVICE DELIVERY provider’s office, outpatient hospitals,
MODELS: CAHs, RHCs, FQHCs, CMHCs,
State-wide Network therapeutic group homes, IHS clinics,
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Medicaid Managed Care and school-based clinics.
Medicare-Medicaid Dual MS Medical Board requires
Eligibles unspecified method of obtaining
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Health Home patient’s informed consent.
HCBS Waiver
Corrections ✔
Other
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American Telemedicine Association
2015
