Telehealth is here to stay, so why won’t employees sign up?

Published Updated 7 Min Read

Employers have welcomed telehealth benefits with open arms, but they’re having a hard time getting employees to share their enthusiasm.

Almost 75% of major employers offered some type of telehealth benefit in 2018, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation Employee Health Benefit Survey, up from just 27% in 2015. That number doesn’t include medium- and small-sized businesses, which also have embraced the benefit.

Walecia Konrad
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Walecia Konrad is an award winning financial journalist and content producer specializing in healthcare and personal finance.


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