https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/29/why-telemedicine-is-a-bust.html

The next big thing in health care? For more than a decade, it was supposed to be telemedicine.

Billions of investment dollars have been poured into apps and websites that offer this virtual consultations with physicians, ranging from Doctor on Demand to American Well. The theory behind them is that millennials would opt for a digital alternative to an in-person physician's visit, if the option were available. And patients in remote, rural areas who are miles away from the nearest doctor would have few alternatives.