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Last Thursday, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) posted a video on TikTok informing his 400,000 followers of “breaking news” that “the Trump administration announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth on April 1st,” and calling for opposition to “stand up to these Medicare cuts.” Khanna has not previously been vocal on the issue of telehealth, despite his pointing out that he’s “the Congressman from Silicon Valley.” The TikTok was so random it felt like an calculated move to boost telehealth’s profile as a legislative priority, take shots at Donald Trump, or both.
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You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get it delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday.
Last Thursday, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) posted a video on TikTok informing his 400,000 followers of “breaking news” that “the Trump administration announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth on April 1st,” and calling for opposition to “stand up to these Medicare cuts.” Khanna has not previously been vocal on the issue of telehealth, despite his pointing out that he’s “the Congressman from Silicon Valley.” The TikTok was so random it felt like an calculated move to boost telehealth’s profile as a legislative priority, take shots at Donald Trump, or both.
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