Mayor Donna Deegan emphasized the success of Jacksonville’s telemedicine program, Health Link Jax, which connects uninsured residents to doctors and reduces costly emergency room visits.

“This health Link Jax program... has saved more than $10 million for emergency room visits,” Deegan said. “It has been a wildly successful program.”

She explained the program’s benefits for taxpayers, noting that emergency room visits are expensive and the costs “trickle down to people in health care costs.”

Deegan expressed frustration over duplicative investigations into the program, stating, “The IG’s office actually went in and relooked at everything in the procurement process. And it was all perfect.”

Turning to community development, Deegan shared her excitement about the upcoming opening of Jack

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