Millions in US Live in Places Where Doctors Don't Practice and Telehealth Doesn't Reach
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Description
Discusses U.S. regions that experience healthcare workforce shortages and lack access to telehealth. Includes interactive county-level map showing behavioral healthcare deserts, primary care deserts, broadband deserts, dead zones, life expectancy, household income, and percentage of rural residents. Provides comparisons of chronic disease for those with and without digital access and showcases county-level dead zones in Alabama.
Author(s)
Sarah Jane Tribble, Holly K. Hacker Data, Lydia Zuraw
Date
03/2025
Organization
KFF
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· Behavioral health
· Broadband
· County-by-county data
· Diabetes
· Health workforce supply and demand
· Income
· Mortality
· Primary care
· Technology for health and human services
· Telehealth
· Alabama