Dr. Kaveh Hoda

Yep. I'll add to that, they set the lead of importance here too, because if we're talking about telemedicine, telehealth, how important that is to Medicare patients, to everyone in the country at this point, then if they are to cut it, if that happens, as I think we're probably going to discuss, if that goes away, then the other private insurance companies are going to follow. That's right.

Yep. I'll add to that, they set the lead of importance here too, because if we're talking about telemedicine, telehealth, how important that is to Medicare patients, to everyone in the country at this point, then if they are to cut it, if that happens, as I think we're probably going to discuss, if that goes away, then the other private insurance companies are going to follow. That's right.

It could be across the board changes led by these changes in Medicare.

It could be across the board changes led by these changes in Medicare.

It could be across the board changes led by these changes in Medicare.

I'll start this one, but Venkatesh, definitely want you to weigh in on it as well. Just to give a little background, over the past five years, it's grown quite a bit. And it's gone from being kind of this emergency stopgap to a real cornerstone of what we consider modern healthcare. And now it's exceedingly common, like over 75% of hospitals in the U.S. connect at a distance.

I'll start this one, but Venkatesh, definitely want you to weigh in on it as well. Just to give a little background, over the past five years, it's grown quite a bit. And it's gone from being kind of this emergency stopgap to a real cornerstone of what we consider modern healthcare. And now it's exceedingly common, like over 75% of hospitals in the U.S. connect at a distance.

I'll start this one, but Venkatesh, definitely want you to weigh in on it as well. Just to give a little background, over the past five years, it's grown quite a bit. And it's gone from being kind of this emergency stopgap to a real cornerstone of what we consider modern healthcare. And now it's exceedingly common, like over 75% of hospitals in the U.S. connect at a distance.

via video conference or some technology to patients. And it's been popular on both sides. It's been popular on both sides of the aisle. When it first was done, as you mentioned, during COVID, when they said, okay, we're going to peel back some of the restrictions on Medicare coverage for these telehealth things.

via video conference or some technology to patients. And it's been popular on both sides. It's been popular on both sides of the aisle. When it first was done, as you mentioned, during COVID, when they said, okay, we're going to peel back some of the restrictions on Medicare coverage for these telehealth things.

via video conference or some technology to patients. And it's been popular on both sides. It's been popular on both sides of the aisle. When it first was done, as you mentioned, during COVID, when they said, okay, we're going to peel back some of the restrictions on Medicare coverage for these telehealth things.

It was considered like a victory, like one of the few good things to come out of COVID. Both sides liked it. It was popular amongst patients. It was popular amongst medical providers.

It was considered like a victory, like one of the few good things to come out of COVID. Both sides liked it. It was popular amongst patients. It was popular amongst medical providers.

It was considered like a victory, like one of the few good things to come out of COVID. Both sides liked it. It was popular amongst patients. It was popular amongst medical providers.

it was good for republicans and democrats alike and as you mentioned it's been kept going through being put in some bill or another since it was initially put in in i think as they called in 2020 and it's been put in one bill or another to go with the funding but then came this last december when congress was going through their spending it was only given this three-month reprieve which is going to be up as you mentioned at the end of this month

it was good for republicans and democrats alike and as you mentioned it's been kept going through being put in some bill or another since it was initially put in in i think as they called in 2020 and it's been put in one bill or another to go with the funding but then came this last december when congress was going through their spending it was only given this three-month reprieve which is going to be up as you mentioned at the end of this month

it was good for republicans and democrats alike and as you mentioned it's been kept going through being put in some bill or another since it was initially put in in i think as they called in 2020 and it's been put in one bill or another to go with the funding but then came this last december when congress was going through their spending it was only given this three-month reprieve which is going to be up as you mentioned at the end of this month

And if it goes away, there's a lot of factors, we'll go into a lot of them, but there's a lot of people, older patients, immunocompromised patients who don't want to come into office, people with disabilities, people who can't get around that well, people in rural areas, which is, you know, really how it started. People who are going to be hurt all across this country.

And if it goes away, there's a lot of factors, we'll go into a lot of them, but there's a lot of people, older patients, immunocompromised patients who don't want to come into office, people with disabilities, people who can't get around that well, people in rural areas, which is, you know, really how it started. People who are going to be hurt all across this country.

And if it goes away, there's a lot of factors, we'll go into a lot of them, but there's a lot of people, older patients, immunocompromised patients who don't want to come into office, people with disabilities, people who can't get around that well, people in rural areas, which is, you know, really how it started. People who are going to be hurt all across this country.