Telehealth coverage in Oregon will continue through Dec. 31

Medical providers used to have to struggle to get insurance companies to cover phone- or video-based care, let alone at the same rates as in-person care. Then Covid-19 came along and telemedicine suddenly became a necessity. Insurers agreed to cover telehealth during the pandemic with parity in reimbursement with in-person visits. On Tuesday, the Department of Consumer and Business Services announced it had reached an agreement with several major health insurers to continue providing expanded…