It’s 10 PM on a Tuesday when your son wakes up with a fever and cough or it’s Saturday afternoon on a holiday weekend when your daughter starts crying and rubbing at her ear.  Common illnesses happen in a child anytime, anywhere, often times when you do not have convenient access to a doctor.

Having to pack everyone up and go to urgent care or the emergency room to get a doctor to see your child and prescribe the needed medication can really throw a wrench in the works. Transportation issues, finding a center that’s open nearby, and paying the high cost of going to one of those facilities only to find out that wasp sting was actually just a chigger bite can add salt to the wound.

Thankfully, there’s a new option for moms and dads who want to give their child the best care – but find it a challenge when doctor’s offices aren’t open. Often, a decision has to be made – does the illness or injury requires a trip to the hospital ER or crisis care center, or not? With the average wait time to see a pediatrician being 19 days, sometimes that seems like the only option.

Is it, really? What if a quick phone call could resolve 92% of patient issues, without the need to physically visit a doctor’s office? Telemedicine is a way for parents to ensure their child is getting the care they need, without spending hours in a waiting room or paying hundreds out of pocket.

Being able to find out immediately if your child is in need of urgent care is a huge relief. This can make all the difference between kicking back to watch the game with family, secure in the knowledge that your child is OK; or missing the reunion to sit in urgent care and worry about exposing your child to even more germs.

Telemedicine lets you pick up the phone and speak to a board certified physician. They can diagnose many common conditions right over the phone, prescribe basic (non-controlled) medications, and advise you on at-home care for your child. (If your child’s condition is determined to be too complex for home care, they’ll also let you know if it’s time to go to the urgent care or ER.)

No more waiting for the pediatrician’s office to find you an appointment slot while your child suffers or agonizing over whether or not you can afford the cost of going to the ER. No more facing a long weekend of a kid having pink eye because you need a doctor to call in a scrip for eye drops.

One phone call can set your mind at ease, or point you in the best direction for care for your child. There are no consultation fees and you can use the service as many times as you need to. Best of all Telemedicine is only one of the services you get with any 2BenefitU enhanced health and wellness benefit plan.

Don’t spend another night listening to your child cough or cry and checking your bank balance to see if you can afford an emergency room visit. Get Telemedicine along with up to 20 more services when you sign up today – plans starting at just $15.95 per month!