Its a been a busy Easter week.

Texas, of all places, is suddenly all for regulation. At least as far as telemedicine is concerned. The Texas Medical Board is pushing ahead with its new regulation forbidding teledocs from meeting with first-time patients over video.

Brokers and other industry experts have voiced their opinions, but have managed little more than a delay in the ruling. Its a delay many suspect is to circumvent the will of the Texas statehouse, which is already mulling over a trio of bills to trump the TMB's new rule, since the final ruling been pushed back until after the legislative recess.

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