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Mary Peltola: “Medications often have to be delivered through the mail and…”

Featuring: Mary Peltola, Democratic | Former U.S. House Representative, Alaska At-Large

2023 National Tribal Health Conference - Congresswoman Mary Peltola's Remarks 6-4-23

Published June 7, 2023 | Video Starts at 00:16

I'm sorry that I'm not able to join you in person, but I'm so glad to see that you're meeting in Alaska. Our state faces so many challenges when it comes to delivering healthcare, especially in our rural areas. Medications often have to be delivered through the mail and can take weeks to arrive. We have few high level trauma centers and face a constant challenge of retaining skilled healthcare workers. (00:16–00:22)

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Asserts that medications in rural Alaska often take weeks to arrive when delivered by mail.

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