Insider Intelligence October 26, 2021
The data: About 80% of Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries conducted telehealth visits with a provider they already had an established relationship with, per an OIG’s analysis of the 26 million Medicare beneficiaries accessing telehealth from March to December 2020.
- On the contrary, MA beneficiaries were far less likely to have an existing relationship with a home health provider.
- Only 29% of MA members knew their home health clinician prior to the visit.
What this means for digital health startups: It appears MA members are more comfortable receiving home care from a new doctor—which means senior-focused home health entrants like Dispatch Health and Heal could appeal to more seniors over the next year.
- Last month, Dispatch Health...
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