Michigan bill will ensure equal pricing for telehealth, in-person visits for MedicaidMichigan bill will ensure equal pricing for telehealth, in-person visits for Medicaid

Michigan Medicaid patients need only Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's signature to be able to pay the same rates for telehealth as they do for in-person doctor's visits. HB 4580, sponsored by Rep. Felicia Brabec, D-Pittsfield, has already passed the Senate and House. It would amend the Social Welfare Act to require Medicaid programs to provide the same reimbursement rate for both telehealth and in-office visits. The bill would also prohibit Medicaid and the Healthy Michigan Plan from requiring recipients to use telehealth services instead of in-person consultation. The bill would have no fiscal impact on state or local government, according to the Senate Fiscal Agency's analysis.