Oh, great! Surgery by phone!

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Link to tweet

I think Trump’s new healthcare plan is Telehealth.

[XanaDUer2]

1. He's just said the word RURAL.50 times

Nt

[underpants]

2. Not possible a year or two ago

Well actually it was available a year ago.

So,this is his plan?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. It's great! You just get your surgical team on Zoom

and they explain how to administer anesthesia to yourself and hold up some diagrams showing you where to cut and how to sew yourself up. Maybe they can also explain how to do that while you're anesthetized.

[Turbineguy]

4. Richard Pryor:

"Hold the phone to your foot!"

[leftyladyfrommo]

5. i heard somewhere that insurance companies were

not paying for tele visits.

[Ms. Toad]

6. Our family has had 5. Nothing wrong with them -

and three different insurance plans covered them.

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. it's a lot safer than going in.

i really need to get blood checked and I am afraid to go in right now. Our numbers all over Missouri are skyrocketing.

[Sunsky]

8. Telehealth is nothing new

It has been around way before many of us knew Trump existed. That should be the message. Telehealth has been used to reach underserved and rural populations for many years.
This POSotus is getting on my nerve.

[maxrandb]

9. Exactly

I've been doing telehealth for some of my VA appointments EVER SINCE PRESIDENT OBAMA INCLUDED IT IN THE ACA!

[Sunsky]

10. All this man does is steal

ideas from others then take the credit. The lazy media won't call him out on it. I'm tired of it. This isn't a fresh new idea. Expanding the ACA including telehealth is Joe Biden's plan.
https://joebiden.com/rural/

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. It works fine in a lot of situations.

I've used it for a couple of minor things since the shutdown - wouldn't have gone in for a live visit under the circumstances. But it's not a new idea and it's not a substitute for a comprehensive health system.