USDA Grants To Rural Health Systems Include Telehealth Support

The Biden administration recently announced initial awardees of the Emergency Rural Health Care grants, investing $43 million into upgrades to health infrastructure in rural areas that include several telehealth programs. “The grants USDA is awarding will help rural hospitals and health care providers implement telehealth and nutrition assistance programs, increase staffing to administer COVID-19 vaccines and testing, build or renovate facilities and purchase medical supplies,” the department said in a press release . The grant program is funded by the...