January 5, 2009

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American Well

American Well was founded in 2006 by Drs. Roy and Ido Schoenberg in Boston, Massachusetts.

With American Well, you get:

  • Immediate Access to a variety of specialists from home, securely, privately, and in real time
  • Convenience of getting care on your own terms, using the Web, live videoconferencing, or phone
  • Choice of providers based on criteria that matter to you, such as specialty, language, gender, hospital affiliation or zip code
  • Quality care from rated physicians who can provide consultations, recommend treatment and write prescriptions online
  • Continuity of care with the ability to send detailed care reports to your primary care physician or another care coordinator
American Well will be introduced in Hawaii on Jan 15, 2009.

The Hawaiian health plan’s 700,000 members pay $10 to use the service. The insurer also offers the service to uninsured patients for $45. Health plans pay American Well a license fee per member and a transaction fee of about $2 each time a patient sees a doctor.

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