Proposed Medicaid cuts cause growing concerns for those in Bay Area using telehealth

The Brief

  • There are growing concerns that telehealth won’t be covered under proposed Medicaid cuts at the federal level.
  • Many Tampa Bay area seniors, veterans and low socio-economic residents rely on telehealth.
  • President Donald Trump has promised not to cut the program.

TAMPA, Fla. Many Tampa Bay area seniors, veterans and low socio-economic residents rely on telehealth, and there are growing concerns it won’t be covered under proposed Medicaid cuts at the federal level.

The backstory:

The COVID-19 pandemic opened opportunities for virtual health care, allowing therapists like Aleia Tierney to care for patients in the Bay Area.

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