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"The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 signed into law on February 9 includes the CHRONIC Act (Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care). The goal of CHRONIC is to improve the care of people with serious chronic illnesses or with functional limitations. Theoretically, the bill will not only improve disease management but will lower medical costs.\nOne of the policies that would help people in this category is the expansion of telehealth services.\nTelehealth is defined by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration as “The use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration.”\nStates have different definitions of telehealth, which can result in different policies for how its services can be used. However, the intent to expand services in the Budget Act will, hopefully, bring medical services into the 21st century as far as technology is concerned.\n........"
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