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Vermont Looks To Bring Oasis of Fiber-Connected Telehealth Hubs to ‘Healthcare Deserts’

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Many rural healthcare facilities are struggling to keep their doors open. Add to that the looming federal budget crisis  threatening to end Medicare payments for telehealth  and the urgency of what a coalition of Vermont healthcare leaders, librarians, and state broadband officials are doing comes into view. 

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will no longer cover costs for high-speed internet for rural healthcare providers

Blandin on Broadband

CMS.gov reports The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking action to preserve the core mission of the Medicaid program by putting an end to spending that duplicates resources available through other federal and state programs or isnt directly tied to healthcare services.Mounting expenditures, such as covering housekeeping for (..)

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FBA CEO defends rural fiber subsides at Connected America

Total Telecom

Shes joined by Gary Bolton, the CEO of the FBA, Cameron Kilton, the CTO of Nextlink Internet, Jose Espinel, an SVP at Comcast, and Tom Monahan, a VP at AT&T. Boltons comments came in response to those from Cameron Kilton, Nextlink Internets CTO.

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Visionary Broadband Expands Service 10,000 Rural Homes

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March 10, 2025 – Visionary Broadband, and Internet Service Provider, said on March 1 that it had extended its high-speed broadband service to more than 10,000 homes across Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. Wyoming saw the largest expansion in service, connecting 6,498 homes across 13 communities, according to the company.

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USF Funding Exceeded $8.5 Billion in 2024

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4, 2025 – The budget of an internet subsidy program overseen by the Federal Communications Commission rose by about 5 percent in 2024, reaching more than $8.5 billion funding access to the internet for schools and libraries through the E-Rate program, and $531.7 million on rural healthcare services. WASHINGTON, Apr.

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5 Trends Shaping Healthcare Cybersecurity in 2025

Paloalto Networks

2024 ushered in significant changes for the healthcare industry. Unfortunately, this increased reliance on health data also coincided with a surge in cyberattacks 92% of healthcare organizations experienced a cyberattack in 2024. Top 5 Healthcare Cybersecurity Trends 1.

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Telecom Industry Launches Coalition to Push Congress on USF Fix

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WASHINGTON, March 4, 2025 – With millions of Americans at risk of losing access to affordable phone and internet service, a coalition of major telecom industry groups has launched a new effort to pressure Congress to act on the Universal Service Fund before it collapses. million students.    Additionally, 7.6

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