In the last few years, telehealth use has seen exponential growth, offering providers and patients the flexibility to safely connect amidst COVID-19. But with growth comes challenges, and access is still a fundamental limitation of the practice: many patients, including several vulnerable patient populations, lack convenient, reliable access to computers and broadband networks. For example, 23% of Americans do
not have broadband access at home, and 30% of those that do say they often or sometimes have trouble connecting.