Healthcare DIVE December 6, 2021
Dive Brief:
- New government data puts in stark relief how dramatically telehealth use exploded last year, with the share of Medicare visits conducted virtually skyrocketing from just 840,000 in 2019 to 52.7 million in 2020.
- That’s a nearly 63-fold increase. Specialists like behavioral health providers saw the highest telehealth use relative to their peers, according to the report from HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
- Other interesting findings include that telehealth services were accessed more in urban areas than rural ones, and Black Medicare beneficiaries were less likely than White beneficiaries to use virtual care.
Dive Insight:
Telehealth was a valuable tool in ensuring access to care last year as COVID-19 swamped the U.S....
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