Friday, December 23, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
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Telehealth In California
In their Health Affairs article
published this month, Christopher Whaley and coauthors use 2019–20 medical and pharmaceutical claims data from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) to study telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic in California.
The authors examine differences in the use of health services among patients who were enrolled in
different health insurance plans, but who still were part of the same group purchaser.
Whaley and coauthors find that the use of telehealth was highest among patients located in ZIP codes that were lower income, had more non-White residents, and had more non–English language speakers.
The authors indicate that, “A health plan that both clinically and financially integrates providers and payers had higher and more equitable use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic."
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