The Federal Communications Commission adopted a telehealth program to help health care providers respond to the coronavirus pandemic using $200 million it received under the recently enacted stimulus bill.
“With the adoption of the $200 million COVID-19 Telehealth Program, the FCC can now take immediate steps to provide funding so that more patients can be treated at home, freeing up valuable hospital beds for those who most need them and reducing the risk of exposure to the virus,” FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said in a statement.
The program will cover all telehealth costs for public hospitals, community health centers and ...
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