Federal agencies creating joint task force for rural telehealth initiative

HHS announced in a press release that it is partnering with the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. Department of Agriculture to address health disparities and improve access to telehealth in rural areas.
The agencies will create a joint task force, which the release said will “consider future recommendations or guidelines for this effort and exchange agency expertise, scientific and technical information, data and publications.”
The effort is part of the agencies’ Rural Telehealth Initiative, the goals of which are “to address health disparities, resolve service

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