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Trump lifts restrictions on telehealth services for seniors in hopes of limiting coronavirus spread

President Trump announced an unprecedented expansion of telehealth services for seniors, an effort to prevent healthy and sick Americans alike from visiting doctor’s offices and risk spreading or catching the…
A physician uses a telehealth camera.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday announced an unprecedented expansion of telehealth services for seniors, an effort to prevent healthy and sick Americans alike from visiting doctor’s offices in person and risk spreading or catching the novel coronavirus.

“Medicare patients can now visit any doctor by

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