Grange applauds Carr, Wicker for telehealth initiative

The National Grange strongly applauds Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker for today’s important announcement about improving affordable healthcare access. This access is a major challenge for rural communities, but the services made possible by high-speed Internet represent the promise of better healthcare for millions of rural residents, particularly seniors and people with disabilities. Telehealth, and, especially, mobile health, services made possible with 5G represent the potential for rural communities to access a high-quality level of care that has never before been possible.

Commissioner Carr and Senator Wicker deserve thanks from all those who have been fighting to improve health options for rural Americans.