Fierce Health Payers November 1, 2021
Teladoc plans to take on financial risk with its virtual primary care offering as it looks to expand that program to more payers and hospitals.
During the company’s third-quarter earnings call last week, Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic said the company will take on degrees of risk, from clinical measures of care to risk corridors to, ultimately, full capitation.
“I do see us taking risk, and I think we’ll step into that,” Gorevic said.
He said Teladoc made substantial commercial progress with its Primary360 product, which represents a key pillar of the company’s whole-person care strategy.
Earlier this month, Teladoc announced it was taking its primary care pilot nationwide, expanding it to commercial health plans, employers and other payers. The program...