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Title: Nearly $128 Million Available for Telemedicine and Distance Education in Rural C Post by: Mark David on April 17, 2007, 11:25:21 AM Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas C. Dorr announced Thursday that USDA is making available $62.9 million in distance learning and telemedicine loans, $50 million in loan and grant combinations, and $15 million in grants. "Telemedicine and distance learning are the foundation on which the quality of education and health care in rural America can and will improve," Dorr said via a video teleconference with health care providers in five states over a USDA-financed telemedicine network. "With these systems in place, rural residents will be able to take advantage of the wide variety of health care services and education programs available now and into the future."
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