Can low-income people get dialed into telemedicine?

Technology-based health solutions, telemedicine and other electronic communication between physician and patients are gaining popularity as ways to integrate medicine, prevention and health measurements into the rest of patient’s usually technology-laden lives.

But as a non-profit care organization head pointed out to CNN, the people who need the most help to stay on top of their wellness are the people who also have the hardest time accessing these digital health tools.

So some companies are experimenting with how to best reach those people through apps, text messaging and video conferencing. Developers have to figure out how to make the programs available to people who might have limited access to internet connections, low reading levels or who don’t speak English.

Check out CNN to see how some health care providers are figuring out how to bring electronic medical care to low-income individuals, and how that fits with existing care models, expanding Medicaid and Medicare coverage and the technology’s expense.