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A $50 Billion Health Fund and Rural America's Internet Gaps

Original: A $50 Billion Health Fund and Rural America’s Internet Gaps

A $50 billion federal health infrastructure fund is drawing attention to how limited broadband access across rural America affects health care delivery. Policy outlets focused on broadband and telecommunications report that communities without reliable high-speed internet risk missing out on telehealth and connected health services the fund is meant to support, renewing debate over how health funding and rural connectivity policy should be linked.

Why now: New federal health infrastructure funding has renewed focus on whether rural areas lacking broadband can benefit from telehealth and connected care programs.

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