Becker's Healthcare March 10, 2025
Nearly 3 million Americans live in mostly rural counties that lack both healthcare and reliable high-speed internet, leaving them with worse outcomes and fewer options, KFF Health News reported March 10.
KFF used data from the Federal Communications Commission, George Washington University’s Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, U.S. Census Bureau, CDC, and other data to understand the health status and demographics of counties that lacked reliable broadband and healthcare providers.
Here are six things to know from the report:
1. Patients across more than 200 rural counties in the South, Appalachia and remote West are more often left in both care and internet deserts than those in other regions.
2. Without reliable internet, patients may struggle...
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