Commissioner Clyburn Remarks at HIMSS 2018 Conference

Four years ago, I urged the Federal Communications Commission  to create what is now known as the Connect2HealthFCC Task Force under then-Chairman Tom Wheeler. This is a dedicated, interdisciplinary team, focused on the intersection of broadband, advanced technology, and health. I am grateful to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai for his continued commitment to the Task Force and his enthusiasm for bridging the digital divide in health care. 

And the FCC, through the Task Force, recently forged a strategic partnership with the National Cancer Institute, to focus on how broadband connectivity can be leveraged to help rural cancer patients – what we call the LA.U.N.C.H. project.

I encourage you to push boundaries, continue to work with allies like those of us at the FCC, National Cancer Institute, and our friends at National health IT. This is about real people who are at risk of being left behind. Let’s be fearless and let’s accept the challenge of leaving no one behind. By working together, we can achieve what just a few years ago was deemed impossible. Together, we can succeed.