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Originally Posted by Leah123
But the definition of qualifying telehealth services is so limited. 
When I researched it, it was limited to specialists who couldn't be found in person, and therapists are so common in most places.... sigh.
But if anyone's research uncovers better news, I'd love to hear it.
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There are dozens of BCBS's, but I believe that the services you go through aren't eligible for reimbursement because of the nature of the organizations that you use. I checked several BCBSs, and there are similarities:
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Reimbursement for telemedicine/telehealth services is limited to services involving the use of interactive audio-video or other interactive electronic media for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation, or treatment.
2. In order for telemedicine/telehealth services to be eligible for reimbursement as part of a Health Plan approved program, the provider’s services must be rendered in one of the following medical/behavioral health locations:
• Provider’s office
• Hospital
• Rural health clinic
• Federally qualified health center
The following are examples of services that are not eligible for reimbursement as telemedicine/telehealth services:
d. Presentation/origination site facility fee.
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I do think that more people can get reimbursed for these services than one might think from reading this thread.
Covered providers include Social Workers, Psychologists, and Psychiatrists...Qualifying telehealth services are the codes I listed above, so they do not appear to be limited.
Looking this up for myself too since my insurance is changing. I'm really happy about finding this, because maybe that means I can see him more than once a week!!!!!!!!
