MedicaidAdministrativeLow impact

21-025 Get Input from a Specialist about Your Patient without a Face-to-Face Visit

Q: Who is affected by this change?

This affects Health Net Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, General Practice, Pediatrics providers in CA on Medicaid plans.

Health Net·CA · Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, General Practice +1 more·Provider News

Effective date

Not stated

We identified it

Jun 20, 2026

Days to comply

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Summary

Health Net introduces ConferMED eConsult, a new e-consultation platform that allows primary care physicians to electronically consult with specialists without face-to-face visits for Medi-Cal members in specified California counties. PCPs can transmit clinical information to board-certified specialists and receive consultation responses within three business days.

Action Required

Action needed

Immediately: Primary care providers in eligible California counties should contact Mark Schweyer at 916-247-1508 to learn about ConferMED eConsult implementation. Billing team should monitor for any future billing codes or reimbursement information related to e-consultations as this service becomes available.

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