Rural Health Care Program (FCC)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-08-31 — Promoting Telehealth in Rural America: FCC issued a proposed rule/NPRM (“Promoting Telehealth in Rural America”) seeking comment on revising Rural Health Care Program rules—including rural rate-setting methodology, eligible services, incentives for lower-cost backup connections, and whether to eliminate evergreen contract approvals and an annual reporting requirement. (novelty: 3)