MATRC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Chris Budig (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Telehealth Program Manager
Tower Health System
Lisa Davis, MHA
Director and Outreach Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration
Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
Liz Tonarelli, PT, DPT, NCS
Chief of Rehabilitation Services
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare Systems
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Joe Tracy, MS (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Vice President, Connected Care and Innovation
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Board of Health Professions
- Scope of Practice Policies
- State Medical Board Licensure Changes Related to Telehealth in Response to COVID-19
- Other State Health Professions Licensing Board Changes Related to COVID-19 (Select Pennsylvania from the list of states to see links to licensing board documents)
Medicaid and Medicaid MCOs
- Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS): Behavioral Health Telehealth Information
- Teledentistry Guidelines and Dental Fee Schedule Updates - June 13, 2022
- Guidelines for the Delivery of Physical Health Services via Telemedicine - May 6, 2022
- Guidelines, Procedures and Standards for FQHCs/RHCs - April 22, 2014
- HealthPartnersPlans Professional Telehealth Services Policy Bulletin for Medicaid and CHIP
- Pending (HPP) Professional Telehealth Services Policy (Medicaid and CHIP) - August 1, 2022
Private Payers
Pennsylvania does not have mandates for either service or payment parity related to telehealth services.
- 50 State Survey of Telehealth Commercial Insurance Laws - February 2021 (Foley & Lardner)
- Aetna Better Health COVID-19 Telemedicine FAQs
- Amerihealth Caritas Teledentistry Billing Update - February 1, 2021
- Highmark Reimbursement Policy Bulletin for Telemedicine Services - December 2021
- Independence Blue Cross Blue Shield - June 1, 2022
- UnitedHealthCare Telehealth Policy
- UPMC Provider Telehealth Guidelines
