Remote Monitoring Can Transform Chronic Disease Care for Rural Americans: A Call to Action for Medicare
The United States is facing a looming public health crisis stemming from a shortage of primary care physicians as the prevalence of chronic disease continues to rise. Americans will face a shortage of up to 40,000 primary care physicians by 20361, a situation that is particularly dire for the 75 million Americans who live in rural areas of the country where limited access to care already shortens the lifespan of individuals2.