UPMC Offering ‘AnywhereCare’ Telemedicine Service Across Pennsylvania

In June 2014, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and UPMC Health Plan launched a statewide marketing campaign for a new telemedicine service, AnywhereCare. The service is available to anyone in Pennsylvania age 18 and older, and can be used by parents of children age 3 and older. The AnywhereCare visit platform can be accessed via computer, iPad, or iPhone. Visits take place via secure email or video consultation; for both types of visits, the cost is $38, payable by credit card, if the patient’s health plan does not cover UPMC AnywhereCare visits. Emergencies such as . . .