Michelle Steel: “California's 45th congressional district is home to 175,000…”

“I'm glad that at our first health care markup last year, this committee took action to advance my bipartisan Telehealth Expansion act, building off of that success. We are here to ensure Medicare beneficiaries have continued access to telehealth services. California's 45th congressional district is home to 175,000 limited english proficiency individuals and more than 80,000 Medicare beneficiaries. We have made tremendous progress expanding access to high quality care through telehealth. However, significant portions of my district have been unable to fully utilize the potential of telehealth due to barriers for people with limited english proficiency.” (00:23–00:36)

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