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One year in, broadband access and telehealth are two big winners under COVID-19
Dean DeChiaro
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Consulting firm McKinsey estimates that $250 billion in health care costs could be virtualized.
Of all the everyday priorities that changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, few became more crucial than the need to stay connected  to the internet, to teachers and to doctors.
Efforts to expand broadband internet access, and especially systems that could connect individuals to their health care providers, have long benefited from bipartisan support, even if Republicans and Democrats disagree over exactly how to best achieve those expansions. Broadband and telehealth were often discussed but rarely prioritized, the rare instance in which both parties agree on something, only to have it overshadowed by unrelated disagreements. ....

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