Telehealth means that I can keep tabs on my patients who live far away, and may not be able to travel due to their jobs, caregiving roles, lack of transport options, or reasons related to disability
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Senator Patty Murray
This is happening because Elon Musk tweeted to kill the December funding bill & all the bipartisan health policies Congress negotiated fell apart.
Expanding telehealth brings DOWN costs. It makes health care MORE efficient, and it’s SO important for rural patients.
Expanding telehealth brings DOWN costs. It makes health care MORE efficient, and it’s SO important for rural patients.
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I can’t say the number of times I’ve been able to get in for a same day appt for a lost prescription, uti, etc.
That means if a medicine isn’t working, it takes longer to come up with an alternative
Seeing a local PCP instead of me isn’t the same either, when it comes to their rheum condition