FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 15, 2017 Time Requested: 01:21 PM |
Agency: |
Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) |
CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
2408 |
Introduced |
HB2460 |
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CBD Subject: |
Insurance |
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FUND(S):
2180
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Neither Program nor Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The purpose of this bill is to require reimbursement and member benefits for telemedicine to be the same as similar face to face services.
PEIA’s current benefit for telemedicine allows $47 of reimbursement for the first visit and $40 thereafter. The only permissible telemedicine service is primary care visits and there is a $40 member copay. With passage of this bill PEIA will be required to cover more services provided through telemedicine and pay a higher reimbursement for primary care visits with lower member copays. This will increase costs to the plan. PEIA has assumed 20% of current primary care visits will utilize telemedicine.
Assuming PEIA will reimburse the additional telemedicine services required by this bill at the same rate as similar face to face services and use the same member benefit, there will be no other initial additional costs to the plan.
Fiscal Note Detail
Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2017 Increase/Decrease (use"-") |
2018 Increase/Decrease (use"-") |
Fiscal Year (Upon Full Implementation) |
1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
2,092,240 |
4,289,092 |
Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Current Expenses |
0 |
2,092,240 |
4,289,092 |
Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
PEIA has assumed 20% of current primary care visits will utilize telemedicine (366,738*.2=73,348), $77.05 vs $40 for primary care office visit reimbursement. $40 vs $20 for telemedicine copay.
2018 Telemedicine $40 vs $20 Cost
PCP Utilization Utilization Copay Difference 2018 2019
366,738 73,348 20 $1,466,952 $1,503,626
2018 $40 vs 77.05
PCP Reimb. reimbursement dif
$77.05 73,348 37.05 2,717,528 $2,785,467
4,184,480 $4,289,092
January 18 Effective $2,092,240.23
Memorandum
Person submitting Fiscal Note: jason haught
Email Address: jason.a.haught@wv.gov