Missouri has no private-payer telehealth payment parity requirement
Summary
Missouri requires carriers to cover telehealth on the same basis as in-person care but does not require them to reimburse at the same rate. Private payers may pay telehealth visits at lower rates and need not reimburse site origination fees.
Missouri law requires coverage of telehealth on the same basis as in-person care but does not mandate payment parity, and carriers are not required to reimburse site origination fees and may limit coverage to in-network providers. This allows private insurers to reimburse telehealth below in-person rates. The barrier affects clinicians delivering telehealth to commercially insured Missouri patients.
Source: Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP), Missouri state telehealth page (2026).
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