(Austin, TX) — Federal regulators are choosing sides in a battle between a telemedicine provider and the state of Texas.
Dallas-based Teladoc sued the state over its regulation that says doctors must have a face-to-face with their patients before issuing a prescription. That effectively blocks Teladoc’s business model which involves remote hook-ups between patients and their Texas-licensed doctors, some of whom are based out-of-state.
“The Texas Tribune” reports that the Federal Trade Commission is declaring in favor of telemedicine providers and is calling the matter an anti-trust issue. A letter of support for Teladoc by the FTC was sent late last week to a federal appeals court deciding the case.
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