E-Health Platforms Expand Care Possibilities, but Add Potential Liabilities
Considering the $3 trillion behemoth that is the American healthcare system, what the Medicare program paid for telehealth last year is microscopic: $28.7 million. However, that’s up 28 percent from what Medicare paid out in 2015. Total telehealth claims also rose by a third last year, to nearly 500,000 in total. Given major providers…