WASHINGTON (March 12, 2025)--A new finds that rural parts of the country often lack both internet and access to healthcare providers, a double whammy which means patients often lack basic care for chronic diseases. The analysis used a variety of data including that from the George Washington University Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Workforce Equity to determine counties in the US that lacked health care providers and fast reliable broadband.
The GW Mullan Institute has a variety of health workforce trackers, interactive maps of the US that show the distribution of the Medicaid , the , and providers who provide behavioral healthcare. The rich datasets show the US counties that have a shortage of doctors, nurses, therapists and other health providers who can provide basic care to keep people healthy. Without a nearby doctor or reliable internet connection for a telehealth appointment people who live in rural or underserved parts of the country can have trouble accessing health care.
The GW Mullan Institute has experts available to discuss the health workforce shortages or areas that are underserved by health providers. To schedule an interview, please contact Kathy Fackelmann, [email protected].
is the Fitzhugh Mullan Professor of Health Workforce Equity at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. As director of the , Pittman has built an extensive research enterprise focusing on workforce shortages, moral injury and the strength of the healthcare workforce.
is the Deputy Director of the Health Workforce Research Center at the . She can discuss parts of the country that lack doctors, nurses and other providers that participate in Medicaid and as well as the
is co-director of the Health Workforce Diversity Initiative at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health’s Mullan Institute. He can discuss the and how a diverse workforce is a stronger, more resilient health workforce.
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