Dead Zone

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. KFF Health News and partner InvestigateTV tell the stories of residents whose health care falls into the gap. https://kffhealthnews.org/dead-zone/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-85wn0UQCNiMBrZ_uwllE_X8T36YLslD1gXG-AGvsswHKrh3lsIQomNFHK7RmbVa9SyAlm-ak0dFIIe-tO2zMn4I21xZA&_hsmi=357380051&utm_content=357380051&utm_source=hs_email These Instagram slides explain America’s “dead zone” counties, which lack access to high-speed and reliable internet, Medicaid primary care providers, and behavioral health specialists. Many are also near rural hospitals that have closed, further straining the local health care systems. In these more than 200 counties, nearly 3 million people live sicker and die earlier on average, according to a KFF Health News analysis. Read more from the "Dead Zone" series. Follow KFF Health News online: