In which setting would telehealth be least likely to be supported by government funding?
1. A small community hospital in an urban setting in the Northeast
2. A battlefield in a third-world country for the treatment of casualties
3. A space shuttle voyage during orbit around the earth
4. A prison infirmary to care for state inmates
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Rationale: Government grant monies are least likely for a small hospital in an urban setting. Such a hospital can quickly trade files with institutions nearby, while battlefields, space shuttles, and prison infirmaries are further away, difficult to reach, or have problematic clients. Grant monies for telehealth have been provided by several federal and state agencies including the U.S. Departments of Defense, Commerce, Agriculture, Education, Justice, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Homeland Security.
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