CoBank Tells Pai of Healthcare, Cost Benefits in Broadband Telemedicine Pilot in Rural Georgia
CoBank touted benefits of rural broadband and a telemedicine pilot program it sponsored in southwest Georgia targeting low-income patients with Type II diabetes. "Initial results are exceeding expectations because the vast majority of the participating patients are lowering their blood…
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sugar levels," and savings are expected, said a filing on meeting with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and an aide, posted Thursday in docket 10-90: The goal "is to highlight the efficiency of universal broadband in rural areas to drive down healthcare costs." CoBank and partners have $4.2 billion in loan commitments to the telecom industry, including electric cooperatives deploying rural broadband, it said.