Telemedicine

“Telemedicine is transforming health care, and it is something our state should embrace and encourage,” State Senator Vogel, of New Sewickley Township, said in a statement referring to his bill to expand access to telemedicine services and ensure insurance companies provide reimbursements.
It passed a Senate committee on Tuesday and will now go to the floor for consideration.

Telemedicine is the process by which medical services are provided through live video with physicians and patients in different locations. Vogel said this not only helps lower health-care costs, but helps patients who cannot easily travel to see physicians, especially those in rural areas far from hospitals.