--- title: Rural & Medically Underserved Communities Need Telehealth to Manage Critical Health Issues - Recuro Health | Making Advanced Healthcare Accessible™ description: Rural & Medically Underserved Communities Need Telehealth to Manage Critical Health Issues By Michael Gorton, Currently, there is a large-scale push to make permanent some of the emergency policies related to telehealth access during the pandemic. Telehealth has enabled physicians to care for their patients during this difficult time of limited face-to-face contact, especially those in rural and medically underserved areas.... image: https://info.recurohealth.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/20211104-Recuro-Website-News-Preview-MedicalyUnderservedAreas-02-1.jpg --- [![SHOWBenefits](https://info.recurohealth.com/hubfs/Competitive_Health_July2019%20Theme/Images/chi-primary-color-logo-horiz_1.png)](https://www.showbenefits.com) # Default HubSpot Blog [![feed](https://info.recurohealth.com/hubfs/Competitive_Health_July2019%20Theme/Images/bg_feed.gif) RSS Feed ](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/rss) ## [Rural & Medically Underserved Communities Need Telehealth to Manage Critical Health Issues](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/rural-medically-underserved-communities-need-telehealth-to-manage-critical-health-issues) 11/04/2021 [![Rural & Medically Underserved Communities Need Telehealth to Manage Critical Health Issues](https://info.recurohealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/20211104-Recuro-Website-News-Preview-MedicalyUnderservedAreas-02-1.jpg?height=500&name=20211104-Recuro-Website-News-Preview-MedicalyUnderservedAreas-02-1.jpg)](https://recurohealth.com/contact/) ### Rural & Medically Underserved Communities Need Telehealth to Manage Critical Health Issues By **Michael Gorton**, Currently, there is a large-scale push to make permanent some of the emergency policies related to telehealth access during the pandemic. Telehealth has enabled physicians to care for their patients during this difficult time of limited face-to-face contact, especially those in rural and medically underserved areas. Virtual care has become an [integral part](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/how-maintain-momentum-telehealth-after-covid-19-crisis-ends) of care delivery and doctors are the latest group to press for making these [changes permanent](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/docs-press-cms-for-permanent-telehealth-flexibility-relief-from-pay-cuts-fee-schedule) to keep the telehealth momentum going into the future. The reality is that millions of Americans live in [medically urban underserved areas](https://bhw.hrsa.gov/workforce-shortage-areas/shortage-designation#mups) and some 46 million Americans live in rural areas, which is [15 percent of the population](https://www.cdc.gov/ruralhealth/about.html). Together, they make up a substantial percentage of the American population who can [benefit from telehealth](https://bhw.hrsa.gov/workforce-shortage-areas/shortage-designation) because they experience these critical healthcare services shortages. For starters, telehealth is helping rural and medically underserved communities tackle critical health issues because it can be accessed from anywhere and at any time, providing connectivity to a large network of healthcare professionals and serving patients no matter where they live or their circumstance. **Continue reading this article by Michael Gorton on: ** [www.wphealthcarenews.com](https://www.wphealthcarenews.com/rural-medically-underserved-communities-need-telehealth/) [Contact Us Today](mailto:info@recurohealth.com) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ### Author Keep up with all things SHOWBenefits! ### ARCHIVES - [August 2021 (7)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/08) - [September 2021 (7)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/09) - [October 2023 (7)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/10) - [May 2021 (6)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/05) - [December 2021 (5)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/12) - [July 2021 (4)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/07) - [October 2021 (4)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/10) - [November 2021 (4)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/11) - [January 2022 (4)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/01) - [January 2023 (4)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/01) - [February 2023 (3)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/02) - [March 2023 (3)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/03) - [April 2023 (3)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/04) - [July 2023 (3)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/07) - [June 2021 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2021/06) - [March 2022 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/03) - [May 2022 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/05) - [August 2022 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/08) - [October 2022 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/10) - [November 2022 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/11) - [December 2022 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/12) - [May 2023 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/05) - [June 2023 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/06) - [December 2023 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/12) - [January 2024 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2024/01) - [February 2024 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2024/02) - [March 2024 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2024/03) - [April 2024 (2)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2024/04) - [June 2019 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2019/06) - [April 2022 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/04) - [June 2022 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/06) - [July 2022 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/07) - [September 2022 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2022/09) - [August 2023 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/08) - [November 2023 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2023/11) - [May 2024 (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/archive/2024/05) [See all](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/rural-medically-underserved-communities-need-telehealth-to-manage-critical-health-issues#) ### CATEGORIES - [Blog (74)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/blog) - [Clients (65)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/clients) - [News (49)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/news) - [Patients (36)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/patients) - [Members (17)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/members) - [Consultants (7)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/consultants) - [Behavioral Health (6)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/behavioral-health) - [Enterprise (6)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/enterprise) - [Health Plans (3)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/health-plans) - [EAP (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/eap) - [Insider (1)](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/tag/insider) [All](https://info.recurohealth.com/blog/rural-medically-underserved-communities-need-telehealth-to-manage-critical-health-issues#) ![Show_Befinits](https://info.recurohealth.com/hubfs/Competitive_Health_July2019%20Theme/Images/showbenefits-logos-approved-042419-blueyellow_orig.png) 300 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 400  Irvine, CA 92618 ​ (888) 404 - 1166 sales@competitivehealth.com ![Competitive_Health](https://info.recurohealth.com/hubfs/Competitive_Health_July2019%20Theme/Images/chi-primary-color-logo-horiz_2_orig.png)