telemedicine

When It Comes to Medical, Millennials Are Paying Less but Owing More

When addressing employees of varying age groups, it’s important to understand their needs, concerns and preferred methods of communication. In order to better leverage telemedicine, employees need help understanding and realizing the savings telemedicine can offer them, as well as how it makes healthcare more accessible overall.

A recent study published in Health Affairs titled, “Unlike Medical Spending, Medical Bills In Collections Decrease With Patients’ Age” provides real-world insight into how millennial employees, specifically, can benefit from the use of telemedicine. The findings show that despite having lower medical costs, millennials are accumulating the most medical debt in collections out of […]

August 7th, 2018|Telehealth & Industry News|
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Great News for Telemedicine and HSAs!

One of the main sources of contention for our brokers and clients over the years has to do with HSA accounts. Specifically, whether offering a $0 co-pay Telemedicine plan violates your Health Savings Account (HSA) plan, putting the client in jeopardy.

Our response has always been the same: until there is a clear law or tax code in place to limit Telemedicine, there is no law to break or code to violate. Yet understandably, in an increasingly litigious world many clients have opted for the better-safe-than-sorry approach.
Well, there’s good news on the horizon that will back up our opinion with law.

Last week, […]

August 2nd, 2018|CADR+ Updates|
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July Webinar: How TPAs Can Leverage Telehealth To Add Value

Call A Doctor Plus announces that it will be holding a webinar on Tuesday, July 24th at 3pm EST that will specifically speak to Third Party Administrators and help them learn how to get the most value from a Telehealth program.

Webinar Title: How TPAs can leverage telehealth to add value.

Description:  Chances are that most TPAs have either done very little to engage with telehealth or telemedicine, or they have seen little success when they did. Maybe you’re thinking that, although it is a good idea in theory, you’re not quite ready to take the leap yet. We’re here to tell […]

July 16th, 2018|CADR+ Updates|
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Call A Doctor Plus Is Proof That Not All Telemedicine Is Alike

It seems as though Telemedicine is everywhere these days. In fact, in the last 5 years the number of patients using telemedicine has gone from 350,000 to nearly 7 million. And, experts expect this market to continue to grow by more than 14% by 2020.

More and more, Telemedicine and Telehealth programs are being included in insured plans from major carriers and self-funded health plans from ASOs and TPAs. So, if you are offering telemedicine or telehealth to your clients, chances are you’ll hear “I already have Telemedicine” on more than one occasion. But, don’t let the conversation end there. We […]

June 25th, 2018|CADR+ Updates, Telehealth Resources|
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Telemedicine Market to Cross $48.8 Billion by 2023

This article was published on May 30, 2018 on Globe News Wire written by P&S Market Research.

NEW YORK, May 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The telemedicine market is witnessing a huge growth potential in the foreseeable future. The market is expected to reach $48.8 billion by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 14.8% between 2018-2023. The growing geriatric population, growing need for remote patient monitoring services and increasing prevalence of chronic and lifestyle associated diseases are the major growth drivers of the market for telemedicine. Additionally, the increasing medical tourism, increasing government funding and grants for telemedicine, technological innovation & […]

June 15th, 2018|Telehealth & Industry News|
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