Here You Can Find the AARP Blog on Telehealth and Medicare: The Use of Audio-Only Visits

This blog describes COVID-19-era Medicare policies for audio-only telehealth and the future of those policies. Discusses data for audio-only visits, barriers for telehealth using a visual component, and quality of care issues. Read the AARP blog.

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