NEWS REVIEW – WORLD

[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

News Review

Large US medical insurers agree cover for online doctor visits

Since the dawn of e-mail, patients have been pleading for more doctors to offer medical advice online. No traffic jams, no long waits, no germ-infested offices. There was always one major roadblock: Many health insurers wouldn’t pay for it.