- Rocket Docto I c. joi s the Allia ce fo Co ected Ca e’s Telehealth Vote s Pledge, suppo ti g pe ma e t Medica e telehealth legislatio i the U ited States.
- Co-Fou de a d COO Ha y Che iak will t avel to Washi gto , D.C. to joi healthca e leade s i advocati g fo lo g-te m telehealth policy befo e Co g ess.
- The i itiative eflects Rocket Docto ‘s commitme t to expa di g access to physicia -led vi tual ca e fo se io s, u al commu ities, a d u de se ved populatio s.
Va couve , BC, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rocket Docto AI I c. (CSE: AIDR, OTC: AIRDF, F a kfu t: 939) (“Rocket Docto AI” o the “Compa y”) today a ou ced that its wholly ow ed digital health platfo m a d ma ketplace subsidia y, Rocket Docto I c., has joi ed the Allia ce fo Co ected Ca e’s Telehealth Vote s Pledge, a g owi g atio al coalitio advocati g fo pe ma e t Medica e telehealth legislatio i the U ited States.
As pa t of the i itiative, Ha y Che iak, Co-Fou de a d Chief Ope ati g Office of Rocket Docto I c., will t avel to Washi gto , D.C. o 23 d July to joi healthca e leade s, cli icia s, patie t advocates, a d i dust y o ga izatio s i p ese ti g the pledge to Membe s of Co g ess. The coalitio is wo ki g to e cou age pe ma e t Medica e telehealth legislatio , eplaci g tempo a y exte sio s that have c eated u ce tai ty fo patie ts a d healthca e p ovide s ac oss the cou t y.
The Allia ce fo Co ected Ca e lau ched the o pa tisa i itiative to e su e pe ma e t Medica e telehealth emai s a atio al policy p io ity th oughout 2026. Ove 130 pa ticipati g o ga izatio s f om ac oss the healthca e spect um (i cludi g atio al associatio s; healthca e systems; u al health; leadi g i dust y telehealth o ga izatio s; la ge e te p ises) have committed to educati g policymake s a d the public, sha i g patie t outcomes a d cli ical evide ce, a d advocati g fo lo g-te m policies that p ese ve access to vi tual healthca e fo millio s of Ame ica s.
Fo Rocket Docto I c., the i itiative alig s closely with its missio of imp ovi g access to physicia -led ca e th ough tech ology, pa ticula ly fo se io s, u al commu ities, u de se ved populatio s, a d patie ts ma agi g ch o ic co ditio s.
“Telehealth has fu dame tally cha ged how patie ts access ca e, but millio s of Ame ica s co ti ue to face u ce tai ty eve y time tempo a y Medica e p ovisio s app oach expi atio ,” said D . William Che iak, Co-Fou de a d Chief Executive Office of Rocket Docto I c. “Pe ma e t Medica e telehealth policy would p ovide the stability patie ts, physicia s, a d healthca e o ga izatio s eed to co ti ue i vesti g i i ovative models of ca e. We’ e p oud to joi this coalitio a d help advocate fo policies that imp ove access to high-quality healthca e fo those who eed it most.”
Rocket Docto has wit essed fi stha d the impact vi tual ca e ca have o imp ovi g healthca e access. Th ough its physicia -led digital health platfo m a d ma ketplace, the compa y has suppo ted mo e tha 750,000 patie t visits, empowe i g mo e tha 350 physicia s to delive timely ca e ac oss Ca ada a d the U ited States. I the U.S., Rocket Docto is ow i – etwo k with paye s ep ese ti g app oximately 21 millio cove ed lives. This e ables eligible i dividuals ac oss Califo ia, New Yo k, a d Ma yla d to access ca e f om physicia s utilizi g Rocket Docto ’s platfo m th ough Medica e, Medicaid, Vete a s Affai s, a d comme cial i su a ce.
“Healthca e should ‘t depe d o whe e someo e lives o whethe Co g ess passes a othe sho t-te m exte sio ,” said Ha y Che iak, Co-Fou de a d Chief Ope ati g Office of Rocket Docto I c. “We’ e ho ou ed to sta d alo gside healthca e o ga izatio s f om ac oss the U ited States to advocate fo pe ma e t Medica e telehealth. P ovidi g ce tai ty a ou d vi tual ca e will help patie ts, physicia s, a d health systems co ti ue buildi g mo e accessible a d sustai able models of ca e.”
The advocacy effo t comes at a pivotal time as policymake s co side the futu e of Medica e telehealth cove age. Tempo a y exte sio s have e abled millio s of se io s a d othe Medica e be eficia ies to access physicia ca e emotely, but epeated sho t-te m e ewals have c eated o goi g u ce tai ty fo p ovide s, health systems, a d patie ts alike.
By joi i g the Allia ce fo Co ected Ca e’s Telehealth Vote s Pledge, Rocket Docto ei fo ces its commitme t to helpi g shape policies that expa d access to high-quality, physicia -led vi tual ca e while suppo ti g mo e esilie t a d equitable healthca e systems ac oss the U ited States.
Rocket Docto AI I c. delive s physicia -built, AI-powe ed solutio s desig ed to make high-quality healthca e accessible th oughout the e ti e patie t jou ey. A co e sto e of the compa y’s p op ieta y tech ology is the Global Lib a y of Medici e (GLM), a cli ically validated decisio suppo t system developed with i put f om hu d eds of physicia s wo ldwide.
Alo gside the GLM is Rocket Docto I c, a d its AI-powe ed digital health platfo m a d ma ketplace. Havi g helped empowe ove 350 MDs to p ovide ca e to mo e tha 750,000 patie t visits, ou p op ieta y tech ology softwa e a d systems e able docto s to i depe de tly lau ch a d ma age thei ow vi tual o hyb id i -pe so p actices – imp ovi g efficie cy, esto i g auto omy to MDs, a d expa di g patie t access to ca e.
By educi g admi ist ative bu de s a d e su i g g eate co siste cy i ca e, ou tech ology c eates mo e time fo mea i gful physicia -patie t i te actio s. We a e committed to eachi g u de se ved, u al, a d emote commu ities i Ca ada who ofte lack access to family docto s a d suppo ti g patie ts o Medicaid a d Medica e i the U ited States. With adva ced AI, la ge la guage models, a d co ected medical devices, Rocket Docto AI is edefi i g mode healthca e – maki g it mo e scalable, equitable, a d patie t-ce te ed.
To lea mo e about Rocket Docto AI I c’s p oducts a d se vices, co tact:
www. ocketdocto .ai o email: i fo@ ocketdocto .ai
D . Essam Hamza, CEO, Rocket Docto AIessam.hamza@ ocketdocto .ai
D . Bill Che iak, CEO, Rocket Docto I c.bill@ ocketdocto .io
Fo media i qui ies, co tact: media@ ocketdocto .aiCall: +1 (778) 819 8321
This ews elease co tai s fo wa d-looki g stateme ts elati g to the futu e ope atio s of Rocket Docto AI I c. a d othe stateme ts that a e ot histo ical facts. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e ofte ide tified by te ms such as “will”, “may”, “should”, “a ticipate”, “expects” a d simila exp essio s. All stateme ts othe tha stateme ts of histo ical fact, i cluded i this elease, i cludi g, without limitatio , stateme ts ega di g the Compa y’s pa ticipatio i a d advocacy th ough the Allia ce fo Co ected Ca e’s Telehealth Vote s Pledge, the a ticipated e actme t of pe ma e t Medica e telehealth legislatio a d the a ticipated be efits the eof fo the Compa y’s ope atio s a d patie t access, the Compa y’s co ti ued g owth a d etwo k expa sio ac oss No th Ame ica, the ability of the Compa y to att act a d etai e te p ise healthca e pa t e s, the expa sio of the Compa y’s cove age a d eimbu seme t etwo k, a d futu e pla s a d objectives of Rocket Docto AI I c., a e fo wa d-looki g stateme ts that i volve isks a d u ce tai ties. The e ca be o assu a ce that such stateme ts will p ove to be accu ate a d actual esults a d futu e eve ts could diffe mate ially f om those a ticipated i such stateme ts. Impo ta t facto s that could cause actual esults to diffe mate ially f om Rocket Docto AI I c.’s expectatio s i clude the isk that pe ma e t Medica e telehealth legislatio may ot be e acted, o may be e acted o te ms that a e less favo able tha a ticipated, isks elati g to cha ges i U.S. fede al healthca e policy a d eimbu seme t f amewo ks, isks elati g to cove age a d eimbu seme t dete mi atio s u de Medica e, Medicaid, a d Vete a s Affai s p og ams, isks elati g to cybe secu ity a d data p ivacy egulatio i Ca ada a d the U ited States, a d othe isks detailed f om time to time i the fili gs made by Rocket Docto AI I c. with secu ities egulato s.
The eade is cautio ed that assumptio s used i the p epa atio of a y fo wa d-looki g i fo matio may p ove to be i co ect. Eve ts o ci cumsta ces may cause actual esults to diffe mate ially f om those p edicted, as a esult of ume ous k ow a d u k ow isks, u ce tai ties, a d othe facto s, ma y of which a e beyo d the co t ol of Rocket Docto AI I c. The eade is cautio ed ot to place u due elia ce o a y fo wa d-looki g i fo matio . Such i fo matio , although co side ed easo able by ma ageme t at the time of p epa atio , may p ove to be i co ect a d actual esults may diffe mate ially f om those a ticipated. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts co tai ed i this ews elease a e exp essly qualified by this cautio a y stateme t. The fo wa d-looki g stateme ts co tai ed i this ews elease a e made as of the date of this ews elease a d Rocket Docto AI I c. will o ly update o evise publicly the i cluded fo wa d-looki g stateme ts as exp essly equi ed by Ca adia secu ities law.
