Open AccessUsing Administrative Data to Examine Telemedicine Usage Among Medicaid Beneficiaries During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Mallick Hossain,
Emma Boswell Dean,
Daniel Kaliski
Publication year - 2022
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.0000000000001723
Subject(s) - telemedicine , medicaid , medicine , pandemic , family medicine , population , health care , rural area , telehealth , covid-19 , medical emergency , disease , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , economics , economic growth
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic necessitated the replacement of in-person physician consultations with telemedicine. During the pandemic, Medicaid covered the cost of telemedicine visits.