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Brian Schatz: “I was pleased to hear that you would be 'very forward leaning' if you were to receive the authority from the CONNECT for…”

On the recordMay 9, 2018
I was pleased to hear that you would be 'very forward leaning' if you were to receive the authority from the CONNECT for Health Act to waive barriers to Medicare fee-for-service reimbursement for telehealth.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Schatz expresses support for telehealth expansion under the CONNECT for Health Act.

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