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Watch: In a 'Dead Zone,' Doctors Don't Practice and Telehealth Doesn't Reach

Analysis  |  By KFF Health News  
   June 03, 2025

Millions of rural Americans live in counties with doctor shortages and where high-speed internet connections aren't adequate to access advanced telehealth services. A KFF Health News analysis found people in these 'dead zones' live sicker and die younger on average than their peers in well-connected regions.

The video was posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 in KFF Health News.

By Sarah Jane Tribble

KFF Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.


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