Telehealth

The service allows patients to see a doctor virtually for less urgent issues. The doctor may be able to handle it virtually or refer a patient to the appropriate location for care – potentially sparing them an unnecessary wait in the ER.

The program was launched last fall to expand access to the treatment, but it expired earlier this year.

Of the more than 800 bills the Legislature is expected to take up this session, none, so far, target telehealth medication abortion or the mailing of abortion pills. But there are several that target the state’s abortion law and access to abortion and reproductive health.

Proponents of the law hope it will make telehealth more accessible to those with poor internet connectivity or busy schedules.

Providers based in and outside of New Hampshire are now preparing to offer local patients abortion medication through telemedicine.

Por San Valentín, se ofrecen pruebas gratis de detección de STIs en Nashua. Los centros de salud de New Hampshire ven descenso de servicios de COVID-19 mientras el brote de la Ómicron se reduce. Además, la Cámara se prepara para segunda sesión socialmente distanciada.

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire says a new bill would permanently expand telehealth services under Medicare and allow patients in rural areas…