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Telemedicine use among commercially insured skyrocketed since 2005

Dive Brief: Annual telehealth visits among the commercially insured increased by 52% annually from 2005 to 2014 and 261% from 2015 to 2017, according to a new study published in JAMA on Tuesday. Visits increased from just 206 in 2005 to roughly 202,300 in 2017, most likely driven by increased payer coverage for direct-to-consumer telemedicine,… Read More »