STAT (8/5, Isselbacher) reports that despite recent executive actions striving to permanently expand access to telemedicine services in the country, “a pair of new studies published this week show that there are barriers to virtual visits that regulatory changes alone can’t fix.” One research paper, “published in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that 1 in 4 Medicare beneficiaries were stranded on the far side of the digital divide in 2018, with neither a home computer with a high-speed internet connection or a smartphone with a wireless plan.” Additionally, “the study found that this technology gap disproportionately impacts people of color, low-income individuals, and senior citizens.” To address that gap, authors suggest expanding “the.