The future of telemedicine: Kate Ryder featured in Quartz

The last few months have been truly transformative. At the height of the pandemic, 85% of appointments were being done via telemedicine. In just the past few months, consumer adoption has skyrocketed, with 46% of consumers using telehealth, up from 11% the year before. Provider adoption has also increased dramatically: A survey released in April found that close to half of doctors are now using telehealth to treat patients, up from 18% two years ago. Market research firm Forrester predicts that virtual healthcare visits are on pace to top more than 1 billion by year’s end. At Maven, telemedicine utilization has been up 50% across the board, and we’ve seen significant demand for specialties like mental health, where visits have been up 300%. We’ve also seen some promising efforts to improve telehealth coverage and reimbursement, as Medicare and Medicaid have agreed to pay for virtual visits at the same rate as in-person visits for the duration of the pandemic (and hopefully beyond).

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