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Ron Wyden: “The CHRONIC Care Act, which was passed by the committee when Orrin Hatch was the chair, marked the very first time…”

On the recordMay 18, 2021
The CHRONIC Care Act, which was passed by the committee when Orrin Hatch was the chair, marked the very first time seniors, for example, could get telehealth in-home for kidney disease.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden acknowledges the CHRONIC Care Act's significance for telehealth access for seniors.

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