Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth

A Third of Older Adults Using DTC mHealth Services Do Not Tell PCPs

January 17, 2024 - Though a small proportion of older adults use direct-to-consumer (DTC) mHealth services, one-third do not share that information with their primary care physician (PCP), new survey results released by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) show. Conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for...


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Amazon Enables Digital Health Benefits Check for Chronic Conditions

by Anuja Vaidya

Amazon has taken its next step into healthcare, launching a new initiative to help connect healthcare consumers with digital health benefits for chronic conditions available through their employer or...

Telehealth With Own Physician Less Likely to Result in ED Visits

by Anuja Vaidya

Virtual visits with physicians with whom patients did not have an ongoing relationship increased the likelihood of patients going to the emergency department (ED) by 66 percent, according to a recent...

New York AG Orders Cerebral to Pay for Cumbersome Cancelation Process

by Anuja Vaidya

Following an investigation by New York’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG), telemental healthcare provider Cerebral must pay $740,000 in penalties and restitution for continuing to charge...

Amazon Offers One Medical Services as Prime Membership Benefit

by Anuja Vaidya

Amazon is offering Prime members access to One Medical’s virtual and in-person primary care services as a membership benefit. For $9 a month, or $99 annually, Prime members can access on-demand...

Costco, Sesame Partner to Offer Telehealth Visits at Discount Prices

by Anuja Vaidya

Wholesale retailer Costco and healthcare marketplace platform Sesame have partnered to offer Costco members several outpatient healthcare services, including virtual visits, at a...

Judge Dismisses Investors’ Class-Action Lawsuit Against Teladoc Health

by Anuja Vaidya

A New York district judge has tossed out a class-action lawsuit alleging that Teladoc Health misled shareholders. The lawsuit was filed last year in the United States District Court for the Southern...

Oregon Health Authority Approves Amazon-One Medical Merger

by Anuja Vaidya

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has approved Amazon's plans to acquire One Medical, a virtual and in-person primary care organization, for $3.9 billion. After conducting a 30-day preliminary...

Amazon to Shutter Telehealth Business Amid Plans to Buy One Medical

by Anuja Vaidya

Just one month after sharing plans to buy One Medical, Amazon announced it will close its Amazon Care telehealth business by the end of 2022, according to an internal company memo shared with...

Amazon Poised to Disrupt Virtual Care For a Niche Few

by Anuja Vaidya

Amazon set the healthcare world abuzz last month when it announced its plan to purchase virtual and in-person primary care organization One Medical for nearly $4 billion. The latest in a string of healthcare moves made by Amazon this year,...

Amazon to Buy Virtual, In-Person Primary Care Provider One Medical for $3.9B

by Anuja Vaidya

Amazon has announced plans to buy virtual and in-person primary care organization One Medical for $3.9 billion, or $18 per share, in an all-cash transaction. One Medical is membership-based, providing...

Teladoc Adds Drug Delivery, Lab Collection to Virtual Primary Care Service

by Anuja Vaidya

Teladoc Health has added new capabilities to its primary care service, including in-network referrals, medication delivery, and at-home phlebotomy services. Teladoc's Primary360 service offers...

Teladoc Faces Class-Action Lawsuit for Allegedly Misleading Investors

by Anuja Vaidya

Teladoc Health is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging the telehealth company misled investors about its business and prospects. The suit was filed in US District Court for the Southern District of...

New Partnership Aims to Expand Virtual, In-Person Care Access in CA

by Anuja Vaidya

Carbon Health, a primary, mental health, and urgent care provider, is partnering with Hims & Hers Health to expand access to a range of virtual and in-person care services. Headquartered in San...

Vendor-Affiliated Telehealth Providers Prescribe Antibiotics More Often

by Anuja Vaidya

Physicians affiliated with direct-to-consumer telemedicine platforms prescribed antibiotics more frequently than health system-employed physicians who provide virtual care, raising concerns about...

Teladoc, Amazon Partner to Enhance Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth

by Anuja Vaidya

Teladoc Health has partnered with Amazon to launch voice-activated access to virtual care using Alexa-supported devices. Through Amazon Alexa, which can be accessed via Echo devices like Echo, Echo...

Amazon to Expand Healthcare Services to New Cities, Customers  

by Anuja Vaidya

Technology giant Amazon is making healthcare moves once again. The company has signed deals with Silicon Labs, TrueBlue, and Whole Foods Market to offer Amazon Care to their employees across the...

Virtual Care Provider Sues Rivals, Alleging Data Theft, Patent Violations

by Anuja Vaidya

MDsave, a direct-to-consumer virtual marketplace for healthcare services, has filed a lawsuit against three of its competitors alleging they stole and exploited MDSave's protected data and...

Telehealth Users Prefer Doctor Services Over Direct-to-Consumer Care

by Victoria Bailey

The majority of telehealth users accessed virtual care services through their regular doctor or health plan, as opposed to direct-to-consumer telehealth platforms, according to new data from Morning...

JD Power Survey Sees Telehealth Falling Back Into the Same Old Rut

by Eric Wicklund

A new study finds that while telehealth has surged during the pandemic, providers haven’t solved many of the issues that kept adoption low prior to COVID-19. J.D. Power’s 2021 US...

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