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Kotek calls telehealth pressure campaign ‘misleading’
['The Lund Report']
The Lund Report
Tina Kotek considers a new pressure campaign waged by Montana-based telehealth firm to be “misleading,” according to a spokesperson, even as more people weigh in on what level of oversight is appropriate for virtual mental health services offered by providers not licensed in Oregon.
In response to the campaign, some mental health providers have portrayed the campaign as misleading, since Charlie Health could easily continue offering telehealth services by only using providers who are licensed in Oregon.
In Lane County, one insurer that lost millions due to higher-than-expected behavioral health spending, PacificSource, has pulled out of serving members of the Medicaid-funded Oregon Health Plan.
Dueling campaignsIn response to the “Save Virtual Care” campaign operated by Charlie Health, a website called “Safe Virtual Care” has sprung up to defend the rules that Charlie Health is challenging.
Three emails obtained under Oregon Public Records Law show two people weighed in against the Charlie Health campaign, and one supported it.