other parts of hhs have specific funding for telehealth. >> great. nothing want to talk about real quickly is the opioid addiction and the funds that been going there, the grants. we've been very fortunate the georgia department behavioral health and development of disabilities has gotten almost $12 million. i want to report back to because i've been a part of some of these programs. it is working well and is been utilized well. in fact, one of the cities, i want to give them a shout out, the city of pembroke of georgia in my district in brine count has been very active in this and simply a number of programs that have media campaigns, school partnerships, a number of programs that have been very successful can you elaborate just very quickly on what else we might be doing with that? >> so for the opioid crisis is one of secretaries priorities. >> and this committees priorities. >> yes. and we are very grateful to congress for the increase in funding to address these issues. what we have to do is work very hard to integrate substance abuse treatment,

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we should align public policy in support of this movement in telehealth. many many members of the this committee haas have led the way on these efforts, recognizing there's more that the fcc can do. i'm i'm glad chairman pai asked me to lead the fcc's new telehealth two initiative. two weeks ago the commission voted unanimously to seek comment on setting up a new $100 million connected care pilot program which would support these types of deployments for low income patients. i look forward to working with all stake holders as we move forward in that proceeding. so chairman thune, ranking member nelson, members of the committee, thank you for holding this hearing and i welcome your questions. >> >> good morning. chairman thune, ranking member nelson and members of the committee. thank you thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. i believe the future belongs to the connected. no matter who you are, or where you live in this country, you need access to modern communications to have a fair shot at 21st century success. clearing the way for thi

just for the work you've been doing on telehealth. yesterday, excuse me, earlier this week i had the opportunity to visit swedish hospital a certified premier stroke center in the united states. they have taken the average time it takes to diagnose a stroke and deliver the life saving t.p.a. treatment for a stroke patient. they can do it in 17 minutes now. as we know, every minute when suffering a stroke is millions of neurons that are affected. so it is incredibly important. they've also developed a strong telestroke program. i was able at the hospital to visit my hometown from the swedish hospital with dr. chang, renowned neurosurgeon. i visited with the emergency room in my hometown. they're part of this telestroke program. they are able to get close to that 17 minutes. what is remarkable about this in terms of delivery of the local hospital t.p.a. as they transfer them to the stroke center. what is remarkable about telehealth and strokes is they have been able to eliminate 80% of i guess, maybe using the wrong word here, but they'

s new telehealth initiative. just two weeks ago the commission voted unanimously to seek comment on setting up a new $100 million connected program, which would support these type of employments for low income patients. i look forward to work with all stakeholders in that. chairman, ranking member nelson, members of the committee, thank you again for holding this hearing. i welcome your questions. >> thank you. commissioner? >> good morning chairman thune, ranking member nelson and members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. i believe the future belongs to the connected. no matter who you are or where you live in this country, you need access to modern communications to have a fair shot at 21st century success. clearing the way for this connected future should be at the heart of everything we do at the federal communications commission. last week marked a year since i returned to the commission, and a lot can happen in 12 months. so let me offer you a quick year end report.

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jillian: chief medical officer on these items, new telehealth offering, patients have an additional optionor seeking care that is more convenient for them. makes you wonder at some point, your traditional doctors office would be extinct if we had things like this. those walk in clinics on every corner nowadays, what do you think of that? >> things you wouldn't otherwise get to see the doctor for. we doctors feel we are becoming extinct but that is not happening. >> we wouldn't want to see that happen. >> they are becoming part of a larger team, physician assistants, there is too much time spent on computers. we are not becoming extinct. we have to worry about telemedicine having too large a role. there is a cautionary flag, it is too convenient. jillian: you have some tips on how to live longer and healthier life. please do tell. >> number what is what you know. exercise regularly, cardiovascular exercise, good diet, i like mediterranean diet, weight loss. a lot of our problems are due to being overweight in america, smoking leads to 7 kinds of cancer and emphysema. got to stop smoking. dr

we are making advances in telehealth. time, we have tools to make the lives of veterans better and it is a wonderful thing. pres. trump: thank you. congratulations. you are going to be there for a long time. doing a fantastic job. it is the first time a secretary has had a chance to do a fantastic job, as without choice advocate would have been impossible. we have choice now and our vets are taking care of. just make sure they the right doctor, right? when they needed. sometimes they won't need it because you are plenty of great doctors at the ba. if i could ask -- at the va. if i could ask secretary acosta about your health care plan that is completed, in-service. how are you doing? sec. acosta: in the past week, there were newspaper articles, a number of chambers of commerce have reported that they started this plan, there in the process of offering it to small businesses. chambers in nevada, texas, some in iowa, up in minnesota. associations here in washington that represent businesses across .he country are looking at

we're making advances with mission in the area of telehealth, which is a way to impact the mental health issues that many of our veterans face. so for the first time, we had a comprehensive and strategic way forward in making the lives of our veterans better. and it is -- it's a wonderful thing. the president: thank you very much. secretary wilkie: thank you. the president: i hear you're doing great. and congratulations. secretary wilkie: thank you. the president: just got through. just got passed. so congratulations. you are going to be there for a long time, and you're going to do a fantastic job. it's the first time a secretary has really had a chance to do a fantastic job. because without choice, i think it would have been impossible. so we have choice now, and our vets are taken care of. and just make sure they go see the right doctor. right? when they need it. sometimes they won't need it because you have plenty of great doctors at the va. if i could ask secretary acosta a little bit about your association healthcare plan, which has been now completed. it's in service. how are you

we are making advances with mission in the area of telehealth, which is a way to impact the mental healthssues that many of our veterans face. for the first time, we have comprehensive and strategic way forward in making the lives of our veterans better and it's a wonderful thing. thank you very much. >> congratulations. >> thanks. >> congratulations. you are going to be there for a long time and you will do a fantastic job. it's the first time a secretary has really had a chance to do a fantastic job because without choice, i think it would have been impossible. so we have choice now. our vets are taken care of and just make sure they go see the right doctor, right? when they need it. sometimes they won't need it, because you have plenty of great doctors at the v.a. if i could ask secretary acosta a little about your association, health care plan, which has been now completed and is in service. how are you doing with it? >> thank you, mr. president. just in the past week, there were newspaper articles, a number throughout the country have reported they have started these plans. they are