Rural Telehealth Adoption Barriers and Policy Solutions
Broadband gaps and device access combine to block rural telehealth adoption.
Lena Vance
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8 stories in Telehealth.
Broadband gaps and device access combine to block rural telehealth adoption.
Video therapy works about as well as in-person sessions for most mental health conditions.
Federal extensions keep pandemic flexibilities alive while permanent rules remain stuck in limbo.
Hims, Ro, and Amazon each prove telehealth isn't one business—it's five or six.
Real-time video works for talk-based care; images work better asynchronously.
Congressional extension and permanent rules reshape Medicare telehealth through 2027.
Set up governance before vendor selection to prevent implicit criteria from driving the decision.
Behavioral health dominates telehealth, but most providers target the wrong patients.