Teladoc Files Antitrust Suit Against Texas Medical Board Over New Telehealth Regulations

On April 29, 2015, Teladoc filed an antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas against the Texas Medical Board and its members to prevent a new rule from taking effect on June 3, 2015. Teladoc alleges that the rule would restrict the practice of telehealth because the rule requires an initial face-to-face physical examination to establish the physician-patient relationship. The face-to-face examination can be conducted via telehealth, but must take place in the presence of another medical professional who helps communicate the patient’s diagnostic information to the . . .