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What's Up, Doc? Tell Me Over My Smartphone, Please

In the US, one of the world’s most expensive markets for medical care, telemedicine providers estimate that savings can range from $200 to $700 per patient visit. For patients, prices start at $9.99 for a medical question posed to a doctor. Parks Associates, a market researcher, says 5.7m doctor-patient video consultations took place in the US in 2014 and that number was expected to reach 16m in 2015. 

From the article "What's Up, Doc? Tell Me Over My Smartphone, Please" by Charles Wallace.

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