| COVID-19 Telehealth Program (Invoices & Reimbursements) - 27/07/2021 |
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| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | United States |
| To apply for the second round of funding for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (Round 2), or to receive additional information on the Round 2 process, please visit the Universal Service Administrative Company's (USAC's) COVID-19 Telehealth Program webpage. The COVID-19 Telehealth Program provides $200 million in funding, appropriated by Congress as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, to help health care providers provide connected care services to patients at their homes or mobile locations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Telehealth Program provides immediate support to eligible health care providers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by fully funding their telecommunications services, information services, and devices necessary to provide critical connected care services. The Commission stopped accepting applications for the initial round of COVID-19 Telehealth Program funding on June 25, 2020. More information about the initial round of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program is available at: https://www.fcc.gov/covid-19-telehealth-program. On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021, provided the Commission additional funding for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Per Congressional directive, the Commission was required to seek comment on various ideas related to committing the new funding, including the criteria to use to evaluate applications and how to treat pending applications from the initial round of funding. The Commission will provide additional information about the second round of funding after these issues and questions have been resolved. |
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