Amazon is rolling out its telehealth service, known as Amazon Care, nationwide, the company announced Tuesday. Amazon Care launched in 2019 as a pilot program for employees in and around the company's Seattle headquarters.
With the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, telemedicine offered the majority of care being delivered, particularly during the mandated shutdowns happening in places such as Philadelphia.
Despite a more than 50% decline in 2021, Teladoc has quietly risen to be Ark Invest's second-largest holding across all of its funds — and it is on the verge of replacing Tesla for the top spot.
When the public health emergency ends, the AMA is asking the government to give physicians who quickly pivoted to include telehealth in their practice ample time to meet HIPAA requirements before audits and other enforcement measures ramp up.
According to a recent report published by the Reason Foundation, the Pioneer Insitute, and the Cicero Institute, Florida offers telehealth options that far exceed other states.
A bipartisan group of 45 lawmakers, led by Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), said they're "calling for the extension of expanded coverage of telehealth services to be included in must-pass legislation in February."