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Medicare patients who rely on telehealth left in limbo because of government shutdown

Medicare patients have embraced telehealth -- it's convenient and efficient. But many can't get it during the government shutdown.

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Yuki Noguchi is a correspondent on the Science Desk based out of NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C.