CPS President, Tichianaa Armah, Advocates for Increased Teleheath Access for Under Resourced Populations

On Sept. 12 & 13, DEA hosted the first of two days of public Telehealth Listening Sessions to host presentations by individuals representing various points of view related to the proposed permanent rules pertaining to controlled medications. 186 requests to present either in person or virtually were submitted and 60 were selected. Among those selected was Dr. Tichianaa Armah who spoke on behalf of CT Psychiatrists and the Community Health Center, Inc. She spoke about the importance of telehealth for increased access for under resourced populations and the impact of changes to audio only visits on people of color and monolingual Spanish speaking patients and the elderly. 

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