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Patrick Morrisey: “Telehealth needs to be a staple of the new system where we…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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Gov. Morrisey Discusses Rural Health Outcomes in Fairmont

Published | Video Starts at 15:27

I think what we're doing here can be a critical piece of it. How do you drive affordability? Well, one way you do it is you actually have to bring health care closer to people. Telehealth needs to be a staple of the new system where we bring people close to the services that get provided or bring the services closer to you. So we'll be investing significantly in telehealth. That means new opportunities for hospitals, for other providers, for federally qualified health care systems and other entities. (15:27–15:38)

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Asserts that telehealth should be a fundamental part of the healthcare system to improve service accessibility.

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