The authors find that as telemedicine use
increased, the highest odds of use were seen for people living in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods.
"These findings were surprising, as prior studies have reported a consistent inverse association of socioeconomic status with telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic," the authors report.
By using national Medicare claims data to assess these trends, Bose and coauthors showed that CMS was successful in reaching people in the most disadvantaged US neighborhoods with its telemedicine coveragewaiver, at least among Medicare beneficiaries.
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Forefront, Ashlei Spivey and Elizabeth Barajas-Román discuss the need for investments in doulas in order to improve Black and Brown maternal health in the US.
The authors reflect on research showing that doula-assisted mothers were four times less likely to have a low birthweight baby and two times less likely to experience a birth complication involving themselves or their baby.
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