Mar 11 2026 – Broadband and Health: Collaboration, Funding, and Policy

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On March 11. 2026 the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society hosted a webinar ‘Broadband and Health: Collaboration, Funding, and Policy‘. As health care and digital inclusion organizations alike recognize that connectivity, devices, and digital skills shape our health, collaboration across sectors is essential. This webinar offered ideas for how organizations can collaborate, how health care funding sources can be marshaled to support patients’ and providers’ access and use of technology, as well as the policy considerations associated with expanding technology-enabled healthcare.

HOST
Caroline Stratton – Research Director, Benton Institute

SPEAKERS
Matt Christie – Medicaid Transformation Project, Washington State Health Care Authority
Jon Morrison Winters – Digital Equity Program and Broadband Manager, City of Seattle
Amy Sheon – Digital Health Equity Consultant, Rockville, Maryland
Jamila McLean – Director of Health Equity, State Health and Value Strategies, Princeton University.
Dr. Pablo Buitron de la Vega – Program Director, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (BUSM)

MODERATOR
Sara Raza – Visiting Lecturer, University of Washington School of Law

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