Telehealth utilization increased nationally in June

In June, telehealth utilization increased nationally and in the West, Northeast and South, but decreased in the Midwest, according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.

Nationally, telehealth claim lines rose from 4.82% of medical claim lines in May to 4.89% in June, an increase of 1.5%.

In the West, the telehealth share of medical claim lines increased 1.4%; in the Northeast, it rose 0.8%; and in the South, it rose 0.3%. In the Midwest, the telehealth share of medical claim lines fell 1.7%.

The data represents the commercially insured population, excluding Medicare fee-for-service, Medicare Advantage and...