Which phrase describes the limitations of rural healthcare, including long travel distances, limited access to specialists, and higher mortality from preventable conditions?

• A. urban challenges
• B. telemedicine
• C. limitations of rural healthcare
• D. internet of medical things

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is identifying the challenges that specifically affect care in rural areas—long travel to access services, limited access to specialists, and higher mortality from preventable conditions. The phrase that best describes these issues is “limitations of rural healthcare,” because it directly names the barriers and gaps unique to providing care in rural settings.

The other options don’t fit as the described topic: urban challenges refer to problems in cities, telemedicine is a solution that helps address rural access issues, and the internet of medical things is a technology concept involving connected devices rather than a description of the limitations themselves.