Open AccessDisparities in Audio-only Telemedicine Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Ivy Benjenk,
Luisa Franzini,
Dylan H. Roby,
Jie Chen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001631
Subject(s) - telemedicine , medicine , pandemic , medical emergency , telehealth , phone , health care , family medicine , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , economics , economic growth , linguistics , philosophy
Under emergency coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic regulations, Medicare granted temporary payment parity with in-person visits for audio-only (telephone) telemedicine visits. This policy was designed to expand telemedicine to patients without camera-equipped devices and broadband internet. However, audio-only telemedicine use has been substantial.