On April 2, 2020, the FCC announced plans for a $200 million COVID-19 Telehealth Program (the “Program”) to support health care providers responding to the pandemic.  (FCC 20-44).  The Program will use funds allocated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide broadband connectivity services and devices that will improve and expand current telehealth capabilities in areas hit hardest by the virus.…

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) provides many avenues of potential funding relief for health care providers and suppliers who are suffering increased expenses and lost revenues as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.  Some of these funding opportunities may or will require affirmative action by a health care provider or supplier, e.g., the submission of an application for relief.  Other funding mechanisms will go into effect without additional provider action. …