As 50% of LA Becomes Unemployed Due to Lockdown, First Aid Urgent Care Shows that it Cares with its 'UCare 2020 FREE Telehealth Program' for Families Affected by COVID-19

As unemployment surpasses 50% of Los Angeles residents, RelieveMD.com telemed program gives back during the COVID-19 crisis to families who have lost their health insurance or jobs by offering free tele health services or waiving co-pays to Los Angeles and California families.

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Apr 22, 2020, 10:00 ET


LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- California's (EDD) released its latest report of L.A. County's unemployment rate jumping from 4.3% in February to 6.3% in March causing more than 50% of Los Angeles residents to become unemployed. This inspired RelievedMD.com, the telehealth program from First Aid Urgent Care, a community urgent care in Los Angeles, to offer virtual visits online to those affected by the COVID-19 crisis by connecting families to providers for FREE on select days of the month in April and May. This means that if you have lost your insurance because you were let go from your job due to COVID-19, RelieveMD.com will do their part to help soften the blow.

Relieve MD is also partnered with Pharm Doc, to help coordinate with over 100 participating California pharmacies to help refill prescriptions online and have them delivered.

"At Relieve MD, we are working hard to make it simpler and more affordable for you to connect to a doctor and have quicker access to a medical assessment using modern telemedicine services. The truth is, people are afraid to leave their houses, they are scrambling for a solution, and it's our job to educate them in their time of need. We know that many families in Los Angeles and California are impacted and have no insurance, high co-pays, or have lost coverage because they have been laid off from their jobs. Our telehealth service in California is doing what it can to help during this historic crisis as a way to serve our community by providing video doctor services," says Jennifer, a patient experience director at Relieve MD.

Guidelines for the First Aid Urgent Care's "UCare 2020 FREE Telehealth Program" will be available on its Free Telemedicine Online portal.Relieve MD does not treat or refer to testing of Covid-19, but will aid in other treatments and consultation available to telemedicine in California. To learn more, visit RelieveMd.Com and call to inquire about this program at 818-862-3791.

  • April and May Only.
  • Must be Telehealth Related Treatments Available in California.
  • Must Have Experienced Job or Insurance Hardship Due to Covid-19.
  • First Call, First Serve on a Queued Wait-list.
  • One Visit Per Person Limit.
  • Only on Sundays: Starting April 26th thru May 10th.
  • Limited Time Slots Available.
  • LA County or California Residents.

Here's how it works... During pre-selected days in April and May, there will be dedicated available time slots set aside to treat patients who want to be seen via telemedicine, this will be conducted on a first-call first-serve basis. If a person has succumb to hardship due to Covid-19 disaster and has lost their job but has existing insurance, Relieve MD will waive the co-pays as a courtesy.

Relieve MD, Telemedicine Services in California, accepts most major insurances or offers a $60 cash price to connect with a provider and is open Monday through Sunday 8 am to 8 pm, PST. For more questions about this press release and interview requests, please email Tack Media, Online Marketing and Branding Digital Agency.

SOURCE Relieve MD