FEDERAL COMMUN ICATIONS COM M ISSION WAS H INGTON O FFICE O F July 6, 2020 THE CHAIRMAN The Honorable John Sarbanes U.S. House of Representatives 23 70 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Sarbanes: Thank you for your letter supporting the application of Montgomery County, Maryland for funding under the Federal Communications Commission's COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which is funded through a Congressional appropriation as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. As we engage in social distancing and healthcare providers work tirelessly to care for those with the COVID-19 disease and to prevent the spread to others, telehealth is becoming more important by the day. The purpose of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program is to provide immediate support to eligible health care providers to improve their capacity to purchase telecommunications services, information services, and connected devices necessary to provide telehealth services and thus respond more effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic. I appreciate your support of Montgomery County' s proposal for telehealth funding and thank you for highlighting its potential community impact. We will certainly consider your recommendation as the Commission continues its review process. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. V· FEDERAL COMMUNIC ATIONS COMMISSION WASHI N GTON OFFICE O F July 6, 2020 T H E C H A IRMAN The Honorable Jamie Raskin U.S. House of Representatives 412 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Raskin: Thank you for your letter supporting the application of Montgomery County, Maryland for funding under the Federal Communications Commission's COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which is funded through a Congressional appropriation as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. As we engage in social distancing and healthcare providers work tirelessly to care for those with the COVID-19 disease and to prevent the spread to others, telehealth is becoming more important by the day. The purpose of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program is to provide immediate support to eligible health care providers to improve their capacity to purchase telecommunications services, information services, and connected devices necessary to provide telehealth services and thus respond more effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic. I appreciate your support of Montgomery County's proposal for telehealth funding and thank you for highlighting its potential community impact. We will certainly consider your recommendation as the Commission continues its review process. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. v. FEDERAL C OMMUN ICATIONS C OMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF July 6, 2020 THE CHAIRMAN The Honorable David Trone U.S. House of Representatives 1213 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Trone: Thank you for your letter supporting the application of Montgomery County, Maryland for funding under the Federal Communications Commission's COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which is funded through a Congressional appropriation as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. As we engage in social distancing and healthcare providers work tirelessly to care for those with the COVID-19 disease and to prevent the spread to others, telehealth is becoming more important by the day. The purpose of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program is to provide immediate support to eligible health care providers to improve their capacity to purchase telecommunications services, information services, and connected devices necessary to provide telehealth services and thus respond more effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic. I appreciate your support of Montgomery County's proposal for telehealth funding and thank you for highlighting its potential community impact. We will certainly consider your recommendation as the Commission continues its review process. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. v. - - - - - --- - - - - - FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF July 6, 2020 THE CHAIRMAN The Honorable Chris Van Hollen United States Senate 110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Van Hollen: Thank you for your letter supporting the application of Montgomery County, Maryland for funding under the Federal Communications Commission's COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which is funded through a Congressional appropriation as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. As we engage in social distancing and healthcare providers work tirelessly to care for those with the COVID-19 disease and to prevent the spread to others, telehealth is becoming more important by the day. The purpose of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program is to provide immediate support to eligible health care providers to improve their capacity to purchase telecommunications services, information services, and connected devices necessary to provide telehealth services and thus respond more effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic. I appreciate your support of Montgomery County's proposal for telehealth funding and thank you for highlighting its potential community impact. We will certainly consider your recommendation as the Commission continues its review process. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON OFFICE OF July 6, 2020 T HE CHAIRMAN The Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin United States Senate 509 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Cardin: Thank you for your letter supporting the application of Montgomery County, Maryland for funding under the Federal Communications Commission' s COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which is funded through a Congressional appropriation as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. As we engage in social distancing and healthcare providers work tirelessly to care for those with the COVID-19 disease and to prevent the spread to others, telehealth is becoming more important by the day. The purpose of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program is to provide immediate support to eligible health care providers to improve their capacity to purchase telecommunications services, information services, and connected devices necessary to provide telehealth services and thus respond more effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic. I appreciate your support of Montgomery County's proposal for telehealth funding and thank you for highlighting its potential community impact. We will certainly consider your recommendation as the Commission continues its review process. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance. v.