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I need to define eligible service territories for a telehealth access grant application."},{"title":"Tracking withdrawn MUA designations","prompt":"Pull up any Withdrawn MUA designations in Florida so I can see which areas have lost their underserved status — give me up to 50 results sorted by designation date descending."}],"resultDescription":"Returns a list of MUA/P records matching the search criteria, each including the MUA/P ID, service area name, designation type (Medically Underserved Area or Population), current status (Designated or Withdrawn), IMU score (0–100, lower = more underserved), geographic details, designation date, and associated population data. 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