Telehealth Is Here to Stay, but Experts Say It Could Increase Fraud

The growth of telehealth services in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak will likely continue even after the pandemic has subsided, requiring workers’ compensation and other industries to be on the lookout for medical fraudsters and internet scammers, a panel of insurance experts said Wednesday. “Bogus telemed scams are already coming in, and they’re coming in very quickly,” said Matthew J. Smith, executive director of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, which hosted a webinar to discuss ways to combat telehealth fraud. “The anti-fraud community does not have th...