Proposed Telehealth Program Needed in Many Communities, Carr Says
Too many Americans are falling behind on access to high-quality healthcare and the FCC’s proposed USF pilot telehealth program will help (see 1807110053), Commissioner Brendan Carr said in a speech in Jackson, Mississippi, last week, posted Tuesday. Carr noted his…
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mother is a nurse. “If adopted, this new program would target support to connected care deployments that would benefit low-income patients, including those eligible for Medicaid or veterans receiving cost-free medical care,” Carr said. “It would support a limited number of projects over a two- or three-year period with controls in place to measure and verify the benefits, costs, and savings.” Carr noted he has visited U.S. areas where healthcare is an issue, including the Mississippi River Delta.