 - Even though the Affordable Care Act served to alleviate some of the medical care costs for those who are uninsured or underinsured, others still cannot get the access they need because of where they live or work. 


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 - Inequity in Healthcare 
 - Costs of Healthcare 
 - Accessibility of Healthcare

Addressing Inequity, Costs, and Accessibility 

Bashshur, R. L., Shannon, G. W., Smith, B. R., Alverson, D. C., Antoniotti, N., Barsan, W. G., Bashshur, N., Brown, E. M., Coye, M. J., Doarn, C. R., Ferguson, S., Grigsby, J., Krupinski, E. A., Kvedar, J. C., Linkous, J., Merrell, R. C., Nesbitt, T., Poropatich, R., Rheuban, K. S., … Yellowlees, P. (2014, September). The empirical foundations of telemedicine interventions for chronic disease management. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. Retrieved October 7, 2021, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4148063/. 

The Empirical Foundations of Telemedicine Interventions for Chronic Disease Management

Accessibility in Healthcare

- Quality has always been an issue in healthcare; from people falsifying their credentials and expertise to exercising authority they didn't have, quality among practitioners has hardly seen an increase. 

 - Quality health care is mainly found in urban areas because the education system also favors specialization; that, coupled with widespread technology in urban areas leads to an uneven distribution in quality healthcare in non-urban areas.
 

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