Link Health: Connecting Patients to Essential Resources
Read the article Click here Dr. Alister Martin, an emergency medicine physician, founded Link Health to address the socioeconomic barriers many patients face when seeking care in emergency departments. Drawing from his upbringing in a working-class community and his experiences as a physician, Dr. Martin recognized that many low-income patients turn to emergency departments not […]
Aspen Institute Feature: Ar’Sheill Monsanto
Ar’Sheill Monsanto, Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships at Link Health and a 2024 Aspen Ideas: Health Fellow, is dedicated to enhancing healthcare access for underserved communities. By forging partnerships and utilizing technologies like AI, her team simplifies the federal benefits application process.
End of internet subsidies for low-income households threatens access to telehealth
The Affordable Connectivity Program, established in 2021 to address digital connectivity disparities, has provided vital assistance to over 23 million low-income households, including rural and tribal communities. The $30 monthly subsidy or $75 discount for high-cost areas has been crucial for individuals like Cindy Westman in rural Illinois, allowing access to essential services like telehealth. However, with the program expected to run out of funding soon, there’s a pressing need for congressional action to sustain it. Despite challenges in enrollment, particularly in rural and tribal areas, the program has been instrumental in bridging the digital divide and facilitating access to healthcare and other essential services, underscoring the critical role of internet connectivity in modern life.
Link Health Awarded Grant from Houston Endowment to Drive Civic Engagement and Bridge the Digital Divide in Houston
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Link Health Awarded Funding From The Houston Endowment To Revolutionize To Help Make Houston The Highest Voter Turnout City In The Country Houston, TX- April 2024 – Link Health, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering underserved communities in the Greater Houston area, today announced it has received a generous two-year grant […]
Hospitals Can Help Patients ‘Get Connected’
Read the article Click here Key Points: Internet Access as a Human Right: The United Nations recognized internet access as an essential human right in 2016. However, the U.S. lags behind in ensuring marginalized groups, including communities of color, have access to this right. Telehealth and Internet Access: Telehealth has become crucial for healthcare delivery, […]
Leveraging $14.2B in FCC Funding to Help Connect Patients to Telehealth
Read the article Click here The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently reported an astonishing 12.9 million American households have signed up for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a national program that facilitates internet access by alleviating the cost of internet service plans for qualifying households. This means there are still 38 million eligible American households missing out on free money […]
Leveraging $14.2B in FCC Funding to Help Connect Patients to Telehealth
Leveraging $14.2B in FCC Funding to Help Connect Patients to Telehealth
Broadband for better health—ensuring internet access for all
The US should extend a programme to increase internet access and work on improving broadband infrastructure, write Sammer Marzouk and colleagues
A program to bring internet access to low-income people is running out of money. Health care will suffer
Extending the ACP and improving broadband access for all is crucial in achieving equal access to essential health care services — and keeping it that way.
Better access to internet could improve health care, especially in cities like Milwaukee
Health systems can provide care and help bridge the digital divide in Milwaukee