Monday, December 6, 2021

Medicare telehealth use jumps 63-fold during pandemic

Medicare telehealth use jumps 63-fold during pandemic

The number of telehealth visits by Medicare beneficiaries soared to 52.7 million last year, a 63-fold increase from around 840,000 in 2019, with behavioral health care providers recording the largest increase in telehealth visits. An analysis of Medicare fee-for-service data showed urban and white beneficiaries were more likely to seek and use telehealth services compared with Black beneficiaries and those in rural areas.

Full Story: Medical Design & Outsourcing (12/3) 

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