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Watch: In a ‘Dead Zone,’ Doctors Don’t Practice and Telehealth Doesn’t Reach - KFF Health News

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Summary
Nutrition label

71% Informative

Millions of rural Americans live in counties with doctor shortages and where high-speed internet connections aren’t adequate to access advanced telehealth services.

KFF Health News analysis found people in these “dead zones” live sicker and die younger on average than their peers in well-connected regions.

VR Score

79

Informative language

82

Neutral language

66

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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no external sources

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