[{"innerBlocks":[],"name":"core\/freeform","postId":18,"blockType":{"name":"core\/freeform","keywords":[],"attributes":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"providesContext":[],"usesContext":[],"selectors":[],"supports":{"className":false,"customClassName":false,"reusable":false},"styles":[],"variations":[],"apiVersion":3,"title":"Classic","description":"Use the classic WordPress editor.","category":"text"},"originalContent":"Healthy Blue of Louisiana plans to provide its members with access to medical and behavioral healthcare via telehealth.The organization is a managed healthcare provider that serves Louisiana\u2019s Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion and LaCHIP programs.To access the telehealth, Healthy Blue\u2019s members log into the plan\u2019s portal, LiveHealth Online, through a smartphone, tablet or computer that has a webcam. The new telehealth option gives members access to board-certified doctors, licensed therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists 24 hours a day, seven days a week and on holidays, the company says.

\u201cBy making LiveHealth Online available at no cost to Healthy Blue members, not only are we redefining what\u2019s possible in healthcare, we are empowering individuals and families to improve their health outcomes,\u201d says Aaron Lambert, president of Healthy Blue.\u201cLiveHealth Online provides new opportunities to access doctors and specialists that may have once been out of reach, and it removes barriers that may have prevented individuals from accessing the care they need, when they need it,\u201d Lambert adds.Like other Blues plans in recent years, Healthy Blue is embracing how the telehealth option enables members to get quality care for common health conditions such as coughs, colds, cuts, bruises, sprains, strains and other non-emergency issues. LiveHealth Online video sessions offer a private, secure alternative for accessing non-emergency medical care in English or Spanish, executives at Healthy Blue say. It also expands options for accessing behavioral health resources, which sometimes poses an access challenge. The telehealth visits also provide a quick way for members to get prescription refills. After each LiveHealth Online session, a summary of the visit is available and may be forwarded by patients to their primary care physicians to support continuity of care and collaboration among healthcare providers, according to Healthy Blue.\u201cHealthy Blue\u2019s rollout of LiveHealth Online empowers our members by giving them a choice in how, when and where they receive healthcare,\u201d says Cheryll Bowers-Stephens, MD, medical director at Healthy Blue. \u201cThis benefit provides access to services for those who do not have reliable access to transportation or may have mobility challenges, as well as those who are experiencing non-emergency or non-life threatening issues late in the evening, over the weekend or during a holiday, when the only other option is seeking care in an emergency room. It is a solution when people have to shelter in place or when displaced in times of crisis. Also, this benefit comes without having to worry about out-of-pocket costs or unexpected medical bills.\u201d","saveContent":"Healthy Blue of Louisiana plans to provide its members with access to medical and behavioral healthcare via telehealth.The organization is a managed healthcare provider that serves Louisiana\u2019s Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion and LaCHIP programs.To access the telehealth, Healthy Blue\u2019s members log into the plan\u2019s portal, LiveHealth Online, through a smartphone, tablet or computer that has a webcam. The new telehealth option gives members access to board-certified doctors, licensed therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists 24 hours a day, seven days a week and on holidays, the company says.

\u201cBy making LiveHealth Online available at no cost to Healthy Blue members, not only are we redefining what\u2019s possible in healthcare, we are empowering individuals and families to improve their health outcomes,\u201d says Aaron Lambert, president of Healthy Blue.\u201cLiveHealth Online provides new opportunities to access doctors and specialists that may have once been out of reach, and it removes barriers that may have prevented individuals from accessing the care they need, when they need it,\u201d Lambert adds.Like other Blues plans in recent years, Healthy Blue is embracing how the telehealth option enables members to get quality care for common health conditions such as coughs, colds, cuts, bruises, sprains, strains and other non-emergency issues. LiveHealth Online video sessions offer a private, secure alternative for accessing non-emergency medical care in English or Spanish, executives at Healthy Blue say. It also expands options for accessing behavioral health resources, which sometimes poses an access challenge. The telehealth visits also provide a quick way for members to get prescription refills. After each LiveHealth Online session, a summary of the visit is available and may be forwarded by patients to their primary care physicians to support continuity of care and collaboration among healthcare providers, according to Healthy Blue.\u201cHealthy Blue\u2019s rollout of LiveHealth Online empowers our members by giving them a choice in how, when and where they receive healthcare,\u201d says Cheryll Bowers-Stephens, MD, medical director at Healthy Blue. \u201cThis benefit provides access to services for those who do not have reliable access to transportation or may have mobility challenges, as well as those who are experiencing non-emergency or non-life threatening issues late in the evening, over the weekend or during a holiday, when the only other option is seeking care in an emergency room. It is a solution when people have to shelter in place or when displaced in times of crisis. Also, this benefit comes without having to worry about out-of-pocket costs or unexpected medical bills.\u201d","order":0,"get_parent":{},"attributes":[],"attributesType":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"dynamicContent":""}]

Louisiana Medicaid plan launches telehealth effort

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