FCC Approves $42M in COVID-19 Telehealth Round 2 Funding
The FCC approved an initial 62 applications totaling nearly $42 million for round two of the COVID-19 telehealth program, said a public notice Thursday in docket 20-89. Florida's MCR Health, Illinois' Mercy Health System and Massachusetts' St. Luke's Hospital were…
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the biggest winners, each receiving $1 million. The next funding awards will go to the "highest-scoring applications, regardless of geography, until at least $150 million has been committed," the notice said. The FCC is "committed to ensuring that every state and territory in the United States receive funding as part of this program,” said acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel in a statement. "From a visit to the Mississippi Delta three years ago to now, I am proud of the FCC’s work to support this new trend toward connected care," said Commissioner Brendan Carr in a statement: "The pandemic has only underscored the need for these FCC initiatives."