This is on point. I'm Megna Chocrabardi. There's a good chance that over the past three years,

you've had a telehealth medical appointment, like Melanie Napp in Tallahassee, Florida.

I did go see her in person a couple of weeks ago and then she ordered some labs.

And now we're having a follow-up visit by telemed to discuss the results of my lab.

And I love it. We both love it. It works really great. This kind of a hybrid-tight service.

And it saves me a lot of time too because she's a 45-minute drive away. She's way on the other side of town.

Or like Sean in Columbus, Ohio.

I'm able to meet with my doctor via voice message via video chat via messaging through the system

that they have with a provider. And honestly, I don't feel like it's changed at all since the main

health crisis of the pandemic has closed. Then there's Kaylee Yuccono. She works in the film

industry in Atlanta, Georgia and likes the flexibility. Given my often unpredictable schedule and

the long hours I work, the ability to do telehealth appointments has vastly improved my access to

treatment. Before telehealth, I would have to call in a replacement or miss work and even post-pone

doctors visits until after job-rapped. Now all I have to do usually to meet with my doctor is

step-off set or call in my lunch break. Well, those are just a few of the on-point listeners who

reached out to us when we said we were going to do an hour about telehealth, which makes sense because

demand for telehealth surged due to the COVID pandemic. In 2021, 37% of US adults, more than one third,

had used telemedicine in the past 12 months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Federal and state governments, hospital systems, doctors and nurses had mobilized to help people

stuck at home, get medical care. And usage rates remain high. Telehealth usage is still 65% higher than

it was prior to the pandemic. However, its growth has stalled. The federal government will soon

declare an end to the pandemic public health emergency, leaving states to figure out what aspects of

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