Millions in US Live in Places Where Doctors Don’t Practice and Telehealth Doesn’t Reach.
Millions in US Live in Places Where Doctors Don’t Practice and Telehealth Doesn’t Reach.
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Nearly 3 million Americans live sicker, shorter lives in the hundreds of rural counties where doctor shortages are the worst and poor internet connections mean little or no access to telehealth services.
Green lights flickered on the wireless router in Barbara Williams’ kitchen. Just one bar lit up — a weak signal connecting her to the world beyond her home in the Alabama Black Belt.
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Remember, access to high-speed service for rural areas was already paid for by taxpayers, but the telecoms decided not to provide it while pocketing the money, and our representatives just shrugged their shoulders.