Health insurers are increasingly using technology to provide lower - cost care to covered populations . However , at least one insurer , CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield , is investing heavily in bringing telemedicine to those who might otherwise not have access to it . CareFirst , which covers Maryland , northern Virginia , and the District of Columbia , is offering $ 3 million in grants to non - profit organizations and government entities for innovative telemedicine programmes , particularly ones focussing on interactions between provider and patient . CareFirst previously spent $ 1 million funding proposals related to behavioural health in underserved communities .
Health insurers are increasingly using telemedicine to provide lower-cost care to covered patients. However, at least one insurer, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, is investing heavily in bringing telemedicine to those who might otherwise not have access to it. CareFirst, which covers Maryland, northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia, is offering $3 million in grants to non-profit organizations and government entities for innovative telemedicine programmes, particularly ones focussing on interactions between provider and patient. CareFirst previously spent $1.3 million funding proposals related to behavioural health in underserved communities.