Firefighters and dependents are eligible to enroll
Teladoc, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC), the nation’s first and largest telehealth
provider, announced it has been selected by the Mississippi Insurance
Department to provide telehealth services statewide to the 13,000
Mississippi Volunteer Firefighters and their dependents, which includes
24/7 access to Teladoc's quality network of licensed physicians via
smart phone or secure online video.
In 2015, the Mississippi State legislature authorized funding and
directed the Mississippi Insurance Department to establish a
telemedicine medical health plan for volunteer firefighters in the
state. Volunteer firefighters individually have the option to enroll in
the program through the county fire coordinators.
“Teladoc will be a valuable benefit to the state and our volunteer
firefighters. Through Teladoc we can offer our volunteer firefighters
and their families affordable, convenient access to quality health care,
minimize time away due to illness as well as time spent traveling to and
awaiting medical care which is not always available in rural areas,”
said Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney, who is also the
state Fire Marshal.
According to Chaney, the program with Teladoc will also benefit the
state by increasing the availability of its firefighters to respond to
emergency calls because routine medical conditions can be dealt with
promptly.
In offering telehealth consults to its volunteer firefighters, the
Mississippi Insurance Department expects the Teladoc program to be a
recruiting incentive as demographic changes decrease the pool of
available firefighters.
"This is the first statewide program of its kind in the country. We are
excited that the Mississippi Insurance Department chose Teladoc to be
its telehealth partner," said Cynthia Mark, vice president, Health Plan
Strategy for Teladoc. “We’re proud to have the opportunity to extend
health care coverage within the state and add to our record of providing
more than 1 million medical consults to Americans.”
About Mississippi Insurance Department
The mission of the Mississippi Insurance Department is to impartially
enforce the laws and regulations enumerated in Mississippi Code
Ann. Section 83-1-1 et seq., thereby creating an environment
conducive to a competitive marketplace for the sale of insurance
products and services while providing the State's citizens with the
maximum amount of consumer protection. Our aim is to create the highest
degree of economic security, quality of life, public safety and fire
protection for the State's citizens at the lowest possible cost. To
accomplish this mission, we are committed to providing assistance to our
customers in a timely, caring and ethical fashion.
About Teladoc
Teladoc, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC) is the nation’s first and largest telehealth
platform, delivering on-demand health care anytime, from almost anywhere
via mobile devices, the Internet, secure video and phone. Teladoc
provides consumers with access to its network of more than 2,900
board-certified, state-licensed physicians and behavioral health
professionals who provide care for a wide range of non-emergency
conditions. With a median response time of less than 10 minutes, Teladoc
physicians will have performed more than 575,000 telehealth visits in
2015. Teladoc and its physicians consistently earn a 95 percent member
satisfaction rating or better, and Teladoc is the first telehealth
provider to be certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance
(NCQA) for its physician credentialing process.
Recognized in June 2015 by MIT Technology Review as one of the
“50 Smartest Companies,” Teladoc works with health plans, employers,
organizations and individuals to provide access to affordable,
high-quality health care on-demand. Teladoc is transforming the access,
cost and quality dynamics of health care delivery. For more information,
please visit teladoc.com,
twitter.com/teladoc,
facebook.com/teladoc
or linkedin.com/teladoc.
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