HealthLeaders Media June 27, 2022
Researchers at the University of Michigan, analyzing Medicare data through 2021, are reporting that the traditional Medicare population used telehealth during the pandemic to access care, but they haven’t been overusing the platform.
A popular criticism of telehealth is that people will be using it more than they should, leading to unnecessary healthcare appointments and expenses. But researchers at the University of Michigan say that’s not true in the Medicare market.
An analysis of Medicare data through 2021 finds that while virtual visits have increased considerably as a result of the pandemic, with roughly one-third of traditional Medicare members taking part in at least one telehealth visit last year, those numbers aren’t excessive. This means that the Medicare population, comprised...
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