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

NPR | By Yuki Noguchi

Published November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM MST

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

Yuki Noguchi

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

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