Teladoc is­n't ex­pect­ing to grow as fast as in­vestors ex­pect­ed, cast­ing a cloud on the fu­ture of tele­health

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One of the most promi­nent dig­i­tal health com­pa­nies shared news about its busi­ness that could mean a hard year ahead for an in­dus­try bet­ting big on on­line care.

Teladoc Health up­set in­vestors af­ter shar­ing guid­ance Tues­day evening that it ex­pects rev­enue growth for the year to be be­tween 1.5% to 5%. The tele­health gi­ant’s stock dropped near­ly 25% on Wednes­day.

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