On today’s episode of The Confluence: Telehealth visits are not guaranteed to be reimbursed by private insurers in Pennsylvania, but one state senator’s bill wants to make that possible; the Pitt Volleyball Team has, for the first time in program history, made it to the Final Four and will square off against Nebraska tonight in the semifinals; and we hear from a researcher of storytelling based in Washington, PA who’s latest book explores how stories can be a positive and negative cultural force.
Telehealth access is a patchwork in Pennsylvania, one state senator is trying to fix that
![With preexisting conditions that limit her mobility and increase her risk of getting seriously sick from COVID-19, Cheryl Gibson of Schuylkill Haven relies on telehealth appointments.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/97c1afd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5000x3333+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F84%2F5d%2F5d533d174ed3b3344d1b85c9e3f1%2Fimage.jpeg)
Matt Smith
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Spotlight PA