mHealth Intelligence January 6, 2020
Eric Wicklund

A new Health Affairs blog argues that the nation’s network of state medical boards is focusing too much on local control that favors in-state operations and stifles the growth of telehealth through a free market system.

The drumbeat to expand interstate licensure compacts to boost telehealth adoption is growing louder.

The latest salvo comes in the form of a blog in Health Affairs. The article, published today and authored by Eli Y. Adashi, Barak D. Richman and Reuben C. Baker, highlights the impact made by state medical boards in both advancing and curtailing connected health innovation. It urges both federal and state regulators to keep a tight rein on SMBs, while also asking the medical profession to “reconsider the role...

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