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Policymakers: Broadband Funding Key to Bringing Telehealth Access to Rural Areas

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Advances in mobile technology and applications mean that Americans can now get high-quality healthcare delivered directly to them, regardless of where they are located,” Commissioner Brendan Carr stated in an August 2018 news release. “We We have been working to support and promote the deployment of broadband to these health facilities.”.

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New Illinois Law Highlights Efforts to Expand Rural Telehealth Access

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To this end, the FCC recently announced its Connected Care Initiative, which seeks to develop broadband access throughout these remote areas to better connect residents to primary and specialty care.