Why some states are rolling back telehealth access

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The COVID pandemic paved the way for widespread use of telehealth doctor’s appointments.

Telehealth appointments worked. So why are some states rolling back access?

"There’s concern of overutilization. It’s like, 'Oh if we allow telehealth to be an option here, everybody’s going to use it. And we’re just going to see way more expense,'" Mei Kwong says executive director at the Center for Connected Health Policy, says.

Today, On Point : How telehealth surged and then stalled.

Mei Kwong , executive director at the Center for Connected Health Policy. ( @CCHPCA )

Dr. Leslie Eiland , endocrinologist. Medical director of telehealth and medical director of patient experience at Nebraska Medicine.