09/30/2015
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"Could you expand on the ways Pennsylvania incorporated new or existing telehealth services into this new model of care and payment?"
"In Pennsylvania, State legislators were briefed early in the development of the model."
"The Department also engaged Senator Casey's office and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsak, throughout the design of the initiative."
"remove barriers so that rural facilities may fully utilize telehealth services."