Today the FCC opens a second round of funding for its COVID-19 telehealth program. The agency will distribute at least $150 million in this round, with applications [1] closing May 6. In 2020, the CARES Act established the FCC telehealth program to help healthcare organizations purchase equipment, IT services and devices to provide care via telehealth. A new round of funding ($250 million) was added to the program through the Consolidated Appropriates Act passed earlier this year.
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April 29, 2021