Commission Continues Approving Funding for Telehealth During Coronavirus Pandemic
May 13, 2020 — The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau today approved an additional 33 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Health care providers in both urban and rural areas of the country will use this $8.36 million in funding to provide telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic. To date, the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which was authorized by the CARES Act, has funded 82 health care providers in 30 states for a total of $33.26 million in funding.
Below is a list of health care providers that were awarded funding in Florida:
•Grace Medical Home, in Orlando, Florida, was awarded $34,732 for connected devices and telecommunications services to expand the use of telehealth services for medical care to low-income, uninsured patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
•The Transition House, in St. Cloud, Florida, was awarded $106,625 to purchase computers, tablets and other equipment to help remotely treat patients with substance abuse and mental health problems during the COVID-19 crisis.
To learn more about the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program and view a complete list of funding recipients to date, visit https://www.fcc.gov/covid19telehealth. To learn more about the FCC’s Keep Americans Connected Initiative, visit https://www.fcc.gov/keepamericansconnected.
