Telehealth Offerings to be Expanded in Texas with Passage of New Bill

Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Ryan Marcus were the authors of an analysis, cited in this article, about a major telemedicine provider’s dispute over the Texas Medical Board’s requirement that a face-to-face encounter take place at an established medical site before delivering telemedicine care. A newly passed bill eases that requirement, leading the provider to expand its telehealth in Texas.