Will bargain-basement telehealth visits help pharma drive drug scripts? By Katie PalmerApril 23, 2026

Will bargain-basement telehealth visits help pharma drive drug scripts? As links between pharma and telehealth grow, experts sound alarms By Katie PalmerApril 23, 2026 Katie Palmer is investigating how telehealth is driving the consumerization of drugs. This is Part 4 of the series The VirtualRX Boom. Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/23/telehealth-visit-deep-discounts-questions-raised-pharma-ties/ Cheap telehealth visits advertised by pharma could steer patients toward expensive branded drugs, raising concerns about potential anti-kickback violations.