
The Digital Divide Is Coming for You
More services are going online-only—catching more people on the wrong side of a widening gulf.
More services are going online-only—catching more people on the wrong side of a widening gulf.
While states have been quick to expand telehealth policies in response to the pandemic, there exists a disconnect between policy action and the infrastructure available to support access. Sixteen of the 34 states with expanded telehealth policies have below-average coverage of broadband-speed internet connectivity—a major impediment to digitally administered healthcare.
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