AJMC June 2, 2022
In March 2022, telehealth utilization, as measured by telehealth’s share of all medical claim lines, fell nationally for the second straight month, according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.[1] Following a drop of 9.3 % in February, telehealth utilization decreased 6.1 % in March, declining from 4.9 % of all medical claim lines in February to 4.6 % in March (FIGURE 1). Telehealth utilization also decreased in February in every US census region (Midwest, Northeast, South and West), with the greatest decrease (8.1 %) in the South, followed closely by the West (7.8 %). The data represent the privately insured population, including Medicare Advantage and excluding Medicare Fee-for-Service and Medicaid.
FIGURE 1. Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker, March 2022, United...