ICT&health January 16, 2026
As the United States approaches another critical decision point on Medicare telehealth reimbursement, new research from the University of Michigan provides timely, evidence-based input to an increasingly polarised policy debate. The study shows that the large-scale adoption of telehealth since the COVID-19 pandemic has not resulted in higher overall healthcare utilisation, countering concerns that virtual care would drive excessive demand and costs.
The analysis, published in Health Affairs Scholar, is based on longitudinal data from more than 60 million individuals covered by traditional fee-for-service Medicare. In total, nearly 539 million outpatient visits were analysed over a five-year period, from January 2019 through June 2024. The researchers examined trends across surgical specialties, non-surgical medical care and behavioural (mental) health services, comparing...
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