9. Health Insurance Exchange -
Network Adequacy
โข Colorado to recognize telemedicine
providers for network adequacy
requirements for some specialties
(2017)
โข Seems to be isolated instance thus far,
even though NAIC has built
telemedicine providers into its model
approach to assessing network
adequacy
โข Urban Institute report
15. The Supremes said:
โa state board on which a controlling number of
decisionmakers are active market participants in the
occupation the board regulatesโ may invoke the state action
defense only when two requirements are satisfied: first, the
challenged restraint must be clearly articulated and
affirmatively expressed as state policy; and second, the
policy must be actively supervised by a state official (or state
agency) that is not a participant in the market that is being
regulated. N.C. State Bd. of Dental Examโrs v. FTC, 135 S. Ct.
1101, 1114 (2015).
17. Texas โ Board Bars Prescription
Without F2F Encounter & Teladoc Sues
โข This fight has dragged on for five years already โฆ
โข Initial bar: By letter โฆ Eventually: By regulation
โข Teladoc won in US District Court, Texas Medical
Board appealed to 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
18. Bringing up the rear โฆ
โข Indianaโs F2F rule for Rx
writing has been
eliminated (except for
controlled substances)
effective July 1, 2016.
โข Alaska, Arkansas & Texas
still require F2F visit to
establish physician-patient
relationship
19. Massachusetts
โข Prescribing physician must have physician-
patient relationship
โข Rule arose in context of online
pharmacies
โข State licensure required (not part of
compact)
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