GOVERNING February 13, 2020
Kaitlin Schroeder, Dayton Daily News

Health-care apps are changing the way many people interact with medical providers. While the health-care industry is trying to be more consumer friendly, many don’t think apps deliver the same quality of care.

(TNS) — Health care apps are shaking up medicine by making it easier for people to get care online and drugs on demand.

Startup companies like Hims, Nurx, Roman, Keeps, and many others have all launched in recent years using a business model that brings doctors and prescriptions directly to people without the office or pharmacy visit.

Their lower costs and ease of use are attractive to the growing base of people that want convenient care and are comfortable getting health care through an app. Many...

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