VA expands telehealth by allowing health care providers to treat patients across state lines

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a new federal rule that will allow VA doctors, nurses and other health care providers to administer care to veterans using telehealth, or virtual technology, regardless of where in the United States the provider or veteran is located, including when care will occur across state lines or outside a VA facility.

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