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Al Schmidt: “Full implementation will also provide Pennsylvania patients…”

Featuring: Al Schmidt, Republican | Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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Governor Josh Shapiro Announces Pennsylvania's Participation in Interstate Healthcare Licensure Compacts at Wellspan Health

Published | Video Starts at 17:44

These compacts allow doctors, nurses and physical therapists living in compact states to practice in Pennsylvania, supporting a more robust healthcare workforce. And importantly, Full implementation will also provide Pennsylvania patients with expanded access to telehealth services. Just by way of a quick background, the Shapiro administration has carried across the finish line, a goal set in 2016 by the General assembly in a bipartisan way when … (17:44–17:52)

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Asserts that full implementation of the compacts will expand telehealth access for Pennsylvania patients.

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