mHealth Intelligence June 27, 2022
Although the future of telehealth flexibilities remains uncertain, researchers found that telehealth use was steady and did not lead to a spike in total visits among Medicare beneficiaries in 2021.
While analyzing Medicare data from 2021, researchers from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy found that telehealth use remained steady, serving as a substitute for in-person care for Medicare beneficiaries and avoiding a spike in visits and costs.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth became widespread, spurred by various regulatory flexibilities enacted by federal and state agencies. For the study, researchers examined Part B claims for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. They included all outpatient evaluation and management services received by beneficiaries from Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec....
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