NY BlueCross to Cover Telehealth Services
Submitted by John Farrell on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 4:05pm
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and Blue Shield of Northeastern New York plan to cover telehealth services for patients who connect with healthcare providers from home or work via the American Well Online Care platform.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/healthcare/patient/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223300165
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