OROVILLE MAN ARRESTED FOR TABLE MOUNTAIN ARSON ATTEMPT
The Butte County Sheriff's Office said the suspect was charged with shooting bottle rockets out of a moving vehicle.
https://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/news/Oroville-man-arrested-for-Table-Mountain-area-arson-572789581.html
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This is why so many Trump supporters are optimistic he will get 4 more years - about 1,000 cars lined up for a @realdonaldtrump parade from Seaford to Montauk - 60 miles!! Not campaign organized, just passionate voters.
https://twitter.com/kilmeade/status/1318167343390986240
The Growth of Telehealth: A Bright Spot Amidst the Pandemic
Amid the turmoil of the coronavirus, a bright sign of progress has emerged: The growth of telehealth.
Millions of Americans and their employers have learned that they can continue to do their jobs from home, while staying in their sweatpants and reallocating their commute time to family time. But as a physician, I am particularly excited that Americans have discovered the power of telehealth.
Earlier this year, policymakers opened-up regulations to allow more Americans to access health care through a video or phone call with their doctors. Patients and providers experienced the convenience and quality of care that remote doctors’ visits provide, and it’s going to be tough to put the restrictions back in place when the pandemic is over— and we shouldn’t.
Telehealth is an undeniable benefit to patient care: The CDC points to contactless medical appointments as effective in reducing exposure to the virus for doctors and patients alike, and helpful to preserving PPE. Virtual visits also save time and money by alleviating the hassle of taking time off from work, and according to the CDC, “[T]elehealth can also improve patient health outcomes.”
For those in rural areas without medical services close by, telemedicine may be the only way patients can connect with a medical professional. It is the difference between having access to care, or not. That fact alone underscores the advancement telehealth represents to improving access to quality health care in the United States.
Virtual visits are also an effective and practical way to treat chronic conditions. For example, a patient with diabetes can monitor blood sugars and, with a simple telehealth appointment check-in, quickly review the results with their doctor who can make immediate medication adjustments.
But as the future of health care starts to take shape, it is important keep patient care the top priority rather than convenience.
As a physician, I caution policymakers, tech champions, and the public against taking technology too far and making health care transactional. Health and wellness are personal, whether we are considering symptoms, degree of pain, knowledge base or level of anxiety. We cannot lose sight of the individual person and craft health care into the model of streamlined efficiency, like ordering a burrito bowl at Chipotle — where minor preferences are expressed but ultimately everyone gets a slightly altered version of the same thing and is out the door as soon as possible.
The prospects for accelerating telehealth options are promising post-coronavirus. President Trump has announced an executive order allowing Medicare to reimburse telehealth visits indefinitely. Medicare reimbursement guidelines set the tone for what general health insurance companies will cover, so the move will most likely spill over to the general population. And, Medi-Share, a health care sharing ministry for which I serve as Medical Director, recently voted to include telehealth visits among the bills that members share. We also offer free telehealth visits for non-emergency care through a telehealth partner.
As our nation emerges from the pandemic and employs lessons learned, optimal health care must be our goal, with or without the use of new technologies. It is imperative that cost and convenience do not overshadow the needs of individual patients. If we allow physicians to lead the way in designing health care delivery for a post-coronavirus America, we can ensure the best of both worlds: an affordable and efficient system that respects and serves each sacred human life.
https://townhall.com/columnists/alesiagreene/2020/10/19/the-growth-of-telehealth-a-bright-spot-amidst-the-pandemic-n2578243
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