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Medicare Pushing Rural Telehealth

Medicare Pushing Rural Telehealth

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There are changes every year to the services Medicare provides and the costs.
Greg Meyers, a spokesman for the Region Eight office of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, based in Denver, says changes apply starting next month…

Meyers says they also have a program aimed at better medical services in rural areas…

Meyers says they are working with rural doctors and hospitals..

Meyers says the telehealth program will be rolled out over the next few months.

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