Fierce Health Payers August 5, 2020
Seniors have embraced technology during the COVID-19 pandemic, from booking virtual visits with their doctors to ordering their prescriptions online.
Telemedicine usage jumped 340% among Medicare-eligible seniors since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey.
Nearly one-third of consumers age 64 and older say they monitor their health using a wearable. What’s more, 4 in 10 are interested in a wearable that helps them and those around them maintain appropriate social distance, according to the survey from healthinsurance.com.
The survey debunks the idea that only younger consumers widely use technology. Results were based onan online pool of more than 1,000 Medicare eligible consumers aged 64 and older conducted from July 17 to July 20.
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