The practice of medicine is regulated by the states. For many years, advocates of telemedicine have pointed to inconsistencies in how medical licensing boards recognize out-of-state physicians as a limit to telemedicine. In 2012, health economist Jason Shafrin reviewed literature, which indicates that requiring a doctor to be physically present with a patient to prescribe reduces access and harms patients.
The situation is coming to a head.
Read the entire column at NCPA's Health Health Policy Blog.
Research and commentary from a former senior executive in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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