Health insurer, Cigna, has agreed terms with telemedicine provider, American Medical Response, to provide a service that will allow patients in the United States and Canada to receive medical advice from doctors anywhere in the world. Awareness is also an issue: As John Jesser, vice president of Anthem Already providing telehealth services via MDLive, Cigna also intends to add behavioural telehealth benefits to its offering, including video consultation for the same cost as a face-to-face visit.
Health insurer, Cigna, has agreed terms with telemedicine provider, American Medical Response, to provide a service that will allow patients in the United States and Canada to receive medical advice from doctors anywhere in the world. Already providing telehealth services via MDLive, Cigna also intends to add behavioural telehealth benefits to its offering, including video consultation for the same cost as a face-to-face visit.