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Understanding the Digital Health Divide’s Role in Healthcare Access

As quickly expanding digital healthcare technologies promise to improve access and outcomes, many people face the risk of being left out.  Underserved populations, including geogra...

New report reveals barriers to health care access in Houston and Harris County

A new report from city and county health leaders revealed the biggest challenges keeping people in Houston and Harris County from getting the health care they need.

March of Dimes: Maternity care deserts persist, Medicaid cuts threaten to curb access further

A number of factors contribute to access, including the availability of OB clinicians, insurance coverage and access to birthing facilities.

Ensuring Timely Medical Care: The Importance of Local Urgent Care Centers

Immediate access to medical care is vital for families, particularly in emergencies. Springfield, NJ, offers access to urgent care through Care Station Medical Group, which address...

Doctors Work to Address Access to Trauma Care for Rural Residents

Ohio ranks 25th in healthcare study measuring cost, access and outcomes

To identify where Americans receive the best and worst care, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 44 key measures of cost, accessibility and outcome...

Healthcare has enough front doors—it needs fewer dead ends

Healthcare has spent the last decade building front doors. There are digital front doors for health systems, telehealth platforms for urgent needs, benefit portals for covered s...

ACCESS to Better Care- Things to Know About CMS’s ACCESS Innovation Model

Most employers want to cut healthcare costs. Data access is what stops them

How full claims access separates the employers who act from those who can't

Why Hospital Infrastructure Is In Need of Dire Upgrades

What Access Problem Should Technology Solve? Technology should address a documented barrier that prevents employees or their dependents from obtaining appropriate care. Start with...

Africa: For Migrant Women, The Right to Healthcare Does Not Always Mean Access

[allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- Over the past year, South Africa has witnessed several incidents in which migrants, asylum seekers and undocumented people have reportedly faced barri...

Caring For Your Health

By Eve Weston With Medicaid cuts on the horizon, a rising cost of insurance premiums and a lack of access to primary care, it’s easy … Continue reading →

For Millions in Rural America, Medicine Is Still Far Away

Rural Health Transformation Program funding gives states broad flexibility and may help address longstanding access gaps. The post For Millions in Rural America, Medicine Is Still...

Rural primary care company Hopscotch clinches $53M to expand beyond NC

As rural healthcare faces access challenges, Hopscotch focuses on a smooth and attentive patient experience while augmenting clinicians with technology.

Leading ACCESS Model Participants

The CMS Advancing Chronic Care with Effective Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model went into effect on July 5. The 10-year, voluntary model aims to bring “technology-supported care” o...

ACA Section 1557 raises accessibility stakes for patient kiosks

Patient check-in and payment kiosks can improve efficiency, reduce paperwork and shorten lines, but they can also create barriers for those with disabilities. For hospitals, clinic...

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Rural America's healthcare crisis: The 10 most vulnerable states

  In Texas, fifty rural hospitals are at risk of closure. That is more than any other state in the country. Behind Texas, in descending order: Kansas (44), Tennessee (27), Georgia...

Healthcare Providers Hit With New Accessibility Requirements

A pair of federal rules are imposing first-ever requirements designed to ensure that people with disabilities are better served when they visit the doctor. The post Healthcare Prov...

Doctors Work to Address Access to Trauma Care for Rural Residents

A successful reorganization of a rural healthcare system saw dramatic improvements in the health outcomes of trauma patients. The post Doctors Work to Address Access to Trauma Care...

The real barrier to evidence-based medicine is access

Recently, I learned that access to a clinical artificial intelligence platform had been restricted within my training environment. My first reaction was not anger. It was curiosity...

Webinar: From Healthcare to Policy—Exploring Medicaid and Medicare Access for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental...

Less than half of the 2.25 million adults in the US who live with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) were part of government programs that helped people receive ass...

Bridging Health Gaps: Why Rural Communities Need PAs

Access to healthcare continues to be a challenge for many people who live in rural communities. Long travel distances, provider shortages, and limited healthcare facilities can mak...

Mobile Healthcare Takes a Bigger Role in Rural Communities

New national toolkit highlights how mobile healthcare can expand access in rural communities. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mobile healthcare is gaining great...