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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ali Swenson and Obed Lamy

Patients go without needed treatment after government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program

Government Shutdown Telehealth - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Bill Swick has a rare degenerative brain disease that inhibits his mobility and speech. Instead of the hassle of traveling an hour to a clinic in downtown Chicago to visit a speech therapist, he has benefited from virtual appointments from the comfort of his home.

But Swick, 53, hasn’t had access to those appointments for the last month.

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