Convenient medical exams, advice, diagnoses and even treatment are all being accessed remotely and safely. Yet costly insurance scams can steal patients’ identities and defraud their insurance policies. Bogus telemedicine sessions for illicit profits also can damage a patient’s health. We will discuss the potential downside of the otherwise positive telemedicine trend and how consumers can stay safe.
About our Expert: Arinze Ifekauche, Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
Arinze is an award-winning professional with wide-ranging experience in public policy, politics and communications. Before joining the Coalition, Arinze was Communications Director for the Maryland Democratic Party. He also worked on Capitol Hill, and was named a “2015 Rising Star” by Campaign and Elections Magazine for his work in electing Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and managing the Freddie Gray crisis.
