Universal Service Fund Specialists.A consulting firm and management company serving non-profit and public health care providers by reducing their telecommunication costs by up to 80%. By securing funding, in the form of discounts, through the federal Universal Service Fund's Telecommunication Program and Healthcare Connect Fund, health care providers have greater access to telecommunications services, including broadband, necessary for the provision of health care. Covered services include T1, Fiber, Ethernet, OC3, DS3, ISDN, PRI and MPLS and other voice-grade circuits. Healthcare Funding Connection is an affiliate of USF Healthcare Consulting, Inc. Together they work with over 225 hospitals and their clinics at over 1,050 locations.