HIT Consultant December 21, 2021
What You Should Know:
– The Federal Communications Commission today approved an additional 68 applications for funding commitments totaling $42,702,383 for Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
– This is the FCC’s fifth funding announcement of approved Round 2 applications, bringing the total to over $208M awarded to health care providers in each state, territory, and the District of Columbia.
On November 9, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau issued a Public Notice announcing an opportunity for all remaining applicants to supplement their applications, as required by Congress. Remaining applicants had 10 days to supplement their applications which were then evaluated. Today’s funding announcement is the first following that process as outlined in the Round 2 Report and Order.
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