Thank you very much, General.
it is all Federal monies, regardless of which Federal agency is providing that care, the IHS or the VA.
Let me hold you there, then, and I will probably have some questions for you.
If I can, Dr. Jesse, let me add follow-up questions in regards to telemedicine, but also on utilization by other facilities that are non-VA ...
This is one thing that we have: for a huge opportunity for medical facilities, and Indian Health Care Service is a great example.
Do you think elevating that to a higher level will get some more recognition of the data that needs to be collected...
The more defined data you can provide, the better off.
There has been some good testimony on telehealth. In Alaska, we use it a great deal...
if there is a kind of freeze-frame and it gets altered in the sense of a new idea of how to improve rural health care, does the consortium h...
Again, this is very parochial, but can you give me any update on the Juneau facility?
We see these as very important issues and are trying to deal with them.
I know it is a concern for Senator Murray.
I think we all agree that greater use of technology is essential.
Our doors in Alaska are open to anyone, regardless of race or whoever they are.
This is something that the VA is really going to have to help us with, because we are putting money out there.
We have to continue to get that. We can't even make some decisions with our committee because we don't know where they are, what disease ent...
I think the higher the elevation you can give it, the better off we are.
I will say this, and I appreciate that, because I know when you do these programs, sometimes you want to just keep going down the path, but ...
