MA H1130

Expands mandatory telehealth coverage to include e-consults (provider-to-provider consultations), e-visits (patient-initiated digital communications), remote patient monitoring services/devices, and remote therapeutic monitoring services/devices across all insurance types including MassHealth, Group Insurance Commission, and commercial plans.

Prohibits insurers from imposing prior authorization requirements for telehealth services that would not apply to the same in-person services, and requires coverage of interpreter services for patients with limited English proficiency or who are deaf/hard of hearing.

Requires health insurers to develop digital health literacy screening programs and education initiatives to help enrollees with low digital health literacy access telehealth benefits, including workshops, coaching, in-person navigators, and partnerships with libraries and community centers.

Establishes a Digital Bridge Pilot Program through the Health Policy Commission to fund telehealth services, devices, and broadband access for healthcare providers and patients, prioritizing communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and those facing language or accessibility barriers.

Creates two task forces to address interstate telehealth practice barriers: one focused on physician licensure reciprocity (reporting by October 1, 2025) and another for nurses, physician assistants, behavioral health, and allied health professionals (reporting by February 1, 2026), plus a special commission on digital health navigators (reporting by June 30, 2026).