Telemedicine has grown significantly in recent years due to new technologies and consumer demand. According to an April 2017 study by Grand View Research, the telemedicine market is expected to grow to $113.1 billion by 2025 with an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.8%. An anticipated 7 million patients in the U.S. will access telemedicine services in 2018, a sharp increase from 350,000 in 2013. Payer reimbursement policies, on the other hand, are slow to adapt to the new services.

It’s been called the most sinister, the most egregious, the worst kind of health care fraud – providers performing medically unnecessary procedures. When this type of fraud makes the headlines, it is indeed sensational.