Katherine Restrepo, John Locke Foundation director of health care policy, explains the benefits of telemedicine. Restrepo offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
JLF’s Katherine Restrepo explains benefits of telemedicine
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