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Brian Schatz: “I think reaching veterans, reaching people in rural communities, helping with the opioid crisis, asthma…”

On the recordMay 9, 2018
I think reaching veterans, reaching people in rural communities, helping with the opioid crisis, asthma, psychiatric/psychological treatment, all of it can be done through telehealth.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz emphasizes the benefits of telehealth for various communities and health issues.

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