Veterans Affairs health officials have seen dramatic increases in telehealth use since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but they think it can get even bigger.
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However, advocates warn that those moves may not provide real medical alternatives for many lower-income veterans, individuals living in rural areas, and other groups who have not already benefited from the technological changes…
“Still, that leaves millions of veterans outside the system of new remote health care options, advocates warned.”
“Through telehealth, some veterans have been afforded increased access to mental health services and have been more readily available to connect with physicians,” said Lindsay Church, co-founder and executive director of Minority Veterans of America. “But others have been left without the means to access basic care…”
“VA’s telehealth modernization only made health care more accessible to those who already had access to technology, or the ability to purchase it…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA eyes expanding remote medical care options, but advocates warn of worrisome gaps – By Leo Shane, June 23, 2020. MilitaryTimes.
