mHealth Intelligence April 12, 2024
The House subcommittee sought input from patients and healthcare leaders on telehealth reimbursement, care quality, licensure, and more.
Jeanette Ashlock was only 30, fresh off her honeymoon, when she first started experiencing multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms.
“My muscles and body started locking up,” the National Multiple Sclerosis Society patient advocate told lawmakers. “I was losing my ability to control my movement and losing function.”
During a health subcommittee hearing on April 10, Ashlock described how her MS diagnosis in 2001 was the start of a harrowing journey, during which she experienced debilitating symptoms and was hospitalized numerous times. Though her MS has since stabilized, Ashlock still requires regular visits with her network of healthcare providers. Telehealth has become an essential...