mHealth Intelligence November 22, 2023
After waivers enabling out-of-state telehealth expired, patients were less likely to engage in telehealth or in-person care, new research reveals.
Following the expiration of waivers enabling out-of-state telehealth visits, patients tended to stop seeing the physician rather than switch to in-person care, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic that restricted in-person care, nearly all states implemented licensure waivers, lifting some requirements for out-of-state care. Several states also entered into licensure compacts allowing healthcare providers to practice in states they were not licensed in, provided they held a license in good standing in their home state. These waivers and compacts supported interstate telehealth care as well.
However, many licensure waivers have since expired. Thus,...
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