Evaluating pandemic telehealth access: Funding and policy implications

Thomas Martin and Hamlet Gasoyan
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Thomas Martin: Saint Joseph’s University, USA
Hamlet Gasoyan: Cleveland Clinic, USA

Management in Healthcare: A Peer-Reviewed Journal, 2023, vol. 8, issue 2, 175-181

Abstract: Access to telehealth services remains dependent on several underlying technological services, regional policies and demographic characteristics. This study evaluates telehealth service use during and after the COVID-19 pandemic using univariate and multivariate analyses. Survey data originated from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey COVID-19 supplement conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. We found that telehealth utilisation was higher in the northern and western regions of the United States, as well as among beneficiaries residing in urban locations. Non-White race, lower income and Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibility were also associated with larger odds of telehealth use during the pandemic. In addition, we identify potential funding shortfalls by the Federal Communications Commission in response to the pandemic, particularly in the Midwest region, and examine the effect of internet access on telehealth utilisation. Finally, we discuss the policy factors associated with accessing telehealth services.

Keywords: telemedicine; telehealth; internet access; utilisation; health policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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