Nextgenweb recently hosted a Capitol Hill briefing on rural health care. Walter B. McCormick, Jr. (President & CEO, USTelecom, The Broadband Association) moderated the panel which discussed how broadband brings more accessible and cost-efficient health care to rural Americans. The panelists included Michael Manley (Outreach Director, UAMS Center for Distance Health) and Nina Marie Antoniotti, Ph.D (Program Director, Marshfield Clinic TeleHealth Network). Both Michael and Nina discussed the benefits broadband provides to rural communities. Michael pointed to the increasing demand for specialized care in rural communities of Arkansas while Nina highlighted how broadband is bringing world class healthcare to rural communities in Wisconsin.

Click below to watch highlights of their presentations.

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