1. Reduced costs
2. Accessibility
3. Provided as a benefit with minimal cost model (Walmart $ 4.00 virtual visit)
4. Little time lost from work for a routine health problem.
5. Payors recognize lower costs and are reimbursing for telehealthcare without restrictions, and no longer limited to rural areas.
6. Employer realizes benefits as an added value to employer-based health insurance.
7. Standard of care rapidly shifting to this as a primary access route.
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UnitedHealth doubles down on telemedicine with an app in employer-sponsored plans
The country's largest private payer is rolling out a new virtual care app for the more than 27 million Americans covered in its employer-sponsored health plans.
The new UnitedHealthcare app gives users access to a practitioner via a mobile device or computer. Beneficiaries can use it to schedule and conduct a virtual visit with a doctor. Physicians can diagnose a range of conditions during the visit and prescribe and send medications to local pharmacies for pickup.
The app will be free for the majority of people enrolled in the Minnetonka, Minnesota-based payer's employer-sponsored plans, but consumers may have to pay additional out-of-pocket costs for telemedicine services depending on their plan and state requirements.
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