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The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday approved the final round of provider applications for funds to furnish telehealth in their communities, exhausting the $200 million program just as COVID-19 cases surge over the three million mark in the U.S. Of the 539 nonprofit and public health providers that received taxpayer money from the program since its start in April, 21 providers received $1 million each from the program, including huge hospital systems that bring in millions, if not billions, in annual revenue.
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