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4.5% medical cannabis. The same survey found that benefits providers saw a surge in interest from plan sponsors when it comes to virtual/online health care in 2020, with almost all, 95.4%, being either significantly or somewhat interested. Most plan sponsors were also significantly, or somewhat, interested In pharmacy services at 86.4%, pharmacogenetics at 83.3%, followed by health coaching and navigation at 77.3%. While the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has spurred interest in online/virtual health care, there’s significantly less interest in medical cannabis as benefits providers said more than half, 59.1%, of plan sponsors have little, or no, interest in this budding benefits offering. The report Affleck co-authored, released in February 2020 right before the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus to be a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, said there was still a “long way to go” to provide quality publicly-insured virtual care across Canada —despite the technology being around for decades and an “explosion” of interest in pursuing digital health strategies, driven by consumer demand and the challenge of timely and convenient access to health care.
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Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. SmileDirectClub Partners With Leading Dental Insurer Green Shield Canada SmileDirectClubJanuary 27, 2021 GMT NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SmileDirectClub, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDC), the next generation oral care company with the first medtech platform for teeth straightening, has partnered with Green Shield Canada, one of Canada’s largest dental insurance providers, to deliver in-network coverage of SmileDirectClub’s convenient, affordable, remote orthodontic care to millions of individuals insured under its dental plans. ADVERTISEMENT “Our partnership with Green Shield Canada marks a milestone for teledentistry in Canada by providing millions of customers with in-network coverage of SmileDirectClub premium clear aligner therapy in Canada,” said David Katzman, Chief Executive Officer of SmileDirectClub. “We’re proud to announce Green Shield Canada as our first insurance partner in Canada, and are pleased to add it to our extensive list of insurance partners in the United States. We look forward to working with Green Shield Canada to offer our next generation orthodontic care to their customers on an in-network basis.”