Rural Health Care Program (FCC Telehealth)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-08-31 — Promoting Telehealth in Rural America: FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on rewriting Rural Health Care Program rules, including how rural telecom rates are set, which services qualify for subsidies, whether to encourage lower-cost backup technologies, and whether to eliminate evergreen-contract approvals and an annual report requirement. (novelty: 3)