MedPage Today September 21, 2020
Crystal Phend

— Emerging trends in telemedicine and telehealth

Welcome to Telehealth Roundup, highlighting news and features about emerging trends in telemedicine and telehealth.

Lifeline Program Threat

Pending changes for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Lifeline program that provides phone and broadband internet service to low-income individuals — enabling them to stay in touch with physicians, access telehealth, and call emergency services — threaten the program, according to key stakeholders.

The FCC has said that the annual increases in data and other provisions built into the minimum standards adopted in 2016 are “flawed” and “could impact the ability of Lifeline carriers to continue providing affordable service.” It proposed slashing the scheduled increase without a boost to the subsidy to carriers.

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