Becker's Healthcare November 26, 2025
Ella Ruder

Telehealth accounted for more than one-quarter of all outpatient mental health care among U.S. adults in 2021 to 2022, according to a Nov. 26 JAMA Psychiatry study. Researchers examined national trends by care modality, revealing notable differences by age, income, education and treatment type.

Responses from 4,720 adults in HSS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s “Medical Expenditure Panel Survey” for 2021 to 2022 were analyzed to assess modality use and sociodemographic patterns.

  1. Among surveyed adults, 27.8% received all care via telehealth, 21.5% used hybrid care and 50.6% received all in-person care.
  1. Telehealth use is highest among adults ages 18 to 44 (31.7%), college graduates (34.5%), higher-income individuals (33.8%), private insurance...

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Topics: Mental Health, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Survey / Study, Technology, Telehealth, Trends
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