What chefs are cooking in the kitchen: FCC adding $400 million to rural telemedicine

Something’s always cooking in the Federal Government kitchen…in this instance the chef is the FCC, and the dish being spiced is the Clinton-era rural broadband scheme for telemedicine. The Rural Healthcare Connect Fund of $400 million will be allocated to rural hospitals, clinics, mental health centers, local health departments and medical/dental schools to connect them with corresponding urban providers and networks, improving quality and immediacy of care. Presumably the money was found in the couch cushions as the debt ceiling is already reached…$400 million FCC fund to bolster rural telemedicine networks (FierceMobileHealthcare)