A study has emerged highlighting the obstacles people with disabilities who live in rural areas face when searching for primary care physicians. Researchers interviewed residents with varying disabilities in rural Massachusetts and Virginia. They found that, in addition to the challenges already present with healthcare in rural America, people with disabilities face further obstacles. These include difficulties in finding doctors who understood the unique needs of people with disabilities and the necessity to travel large distances to get to medical centers.
Lisa I. Iezzoni, Mary B. Killeen, & Bonnie L. O'Day, Rural Residents with Disabilities Confront Substantial Barriers to Obtaining Primary Care. Health Services Research, August 2006, pp. 1258-1275.
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