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Brian Schatz: “I want to point out that in addition to more broadband and more high-tech equipment, if there were a legal solution to…”

On the recordApril 26, 2017
I want to point out that in addition to more broadband and more high-tech equipment, if there were a legal solution to the problem of being able to project telehealth across state lines, that is probably the single biggest limitation to successful implementation of telehealth.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz highlights the legal barriers to effective telehealth services across state lines.

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