{"id":25119,"date":"2025-11-06T10:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T15:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=25119"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:53:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T15:53:29","slug":"the-shutdown-leaves-telehealth-for-medicare-patients-in-limbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=25119","title":{"rendered":"The shutdown leaves telehealth for Medicare patients in limbo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(By Yuki Noguchi for NPR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few weeks ago, when Vicki Stearn, 68, tried to schedule a virtual visit with her doctor, she was told Medicare \u2014 at least temporarily \u2014 stopped paying for telehealth appointments when the government shut down. So Stearn was offered a choice: Make an in-person appointment, or pay out of pocket for telehealth. Continue reading here…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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