1. What has changed?

    a. Decreased MD office visits

    b. Decreased well visits

    c. Decreased oversight of chronic diseases

    d. Telehealth

    e. Changes in billing rules to allow for indirect patient care

2. How has technology impacted health care?

    a. Historical – health care behind other industries

    b. Current – catching up with telehealth, apps, home monitoring

3. What is the impact on children and people with disabilities?

    a. Did not participate in financial bail-outs

    b. Vaccination rates down about 40%

    c. Fear of epidemics, e.g., measles

4. What is the impact on MD and DDS offices?

    a. Decreased revenue, increased expenses

    b. Expect to be barraged with higher severity patients

    c. DDS patients delayed discretionary dental work

5. What is the impact on pharmacies?

    a. Increased 90-day scripts

    b. Shortages of respiratory medications

    c. Transparency and drug cost proposals

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