Assessment of Disparities in Digital Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries and Implications for Telemedicine

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2666

. 2020 Oct 1;180(10):1386-1389.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2666.

Assessment of Disparities in Digital Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries and Implications for Telemedicine

Eric T Roberts¹, Ateev Mehrotra^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 32744601
PMCID: PMC7400206
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2666

Assessment of Disparities in Digital Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries and Implications for Telemedicine

Eric T Roberts et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2020.

. 2020 Oct 1;180(10):1386-1389.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2666.

Authors

Eric T Roberts¹, Ateev Mehrotra^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 32744601
PMCID: PMC7400206
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2666

Abstract

This cross-sectional study uses data from the 2018 American Community Survey to assess disparities in digital access among Medicare beneficiaries by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Mehrotra reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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1. CMS Medicare telemedicine health care provider fact sheet. Updated March 17, 2020. Accessed April 14, 2020. https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-telemedicine-health-ca...
1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Trump Administration issues second round of sweeping changes to support U.S. healthcare system during COVID-19 pandemic. Published April 30, 2020. Accessed May 5, 2020. https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trump-administration-issues-...
1. Mehrotra A, Huskamp HA, Souza J, et al. . Rapid growth in mental health telemedicine use among rural Medicare beneficiaries, wide variation across states. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017;36(5):909-917. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1461 - DOI - PubMed
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[1] CMS Medicare telemedicine health care provider fact sheet. Updated March 17, 2020. Accessed April 14, 2020. https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-telemedicine-health-ca...

[2] CMS Medicare telemedicine health care provider fact sheet. Updated March 17, 2020. Accessed April 14, 2020. https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-telemedicine-health-ca...

[3] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Trump Administration issues second round of sweeping changes to support U.S. healthcare system during COVID-19 pandemic. Published April 30, 2020. Accessed May 5, 2020. https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trump-administration-issues-...

[4] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Trump Administration issues second round of sweeping changes to support U.S. healthcare system during COVID-19 pandemic. Published April 30, 2020. Accessed May 5, 2020. https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trump-administration-issues-...

[5] Mehrotra A, Huskamp HA, Souza J, et al. . Rapid growth in mental health telemedicine use among rural Medicare beneficiaries, wide variation across states. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017;36(5):909-917. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1461 - DOI - PubMed

[6] Mehrotra A, Huskamp HA, Souza J, et al. . Rapid growth in mental health telemedicine use among rural Medicare beneficiaries, wide variation across states. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017;36(5):909-917. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1461 - DOI - PubMed

[7] Grigsby J, Sanders JH. Telemedicine: where it is and where it’s going. Ann Intern Med. 1998;129(2):123-127. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-129-2-199807150-00012 - DOI - PubMed

[8] Grigsby J, Sanders JH. Telemedicine: where it is and where it’s going. Ann Intern Med. 1998;129(2):123-127. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-129-2-199807150-00012 - DOI - PubMed

[9] Federal Communications Commission. Lifeline support for affordable communications. Updated August 17, 2016. Accessed May 5, 2020. https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/lifeline-support-affordable-communi...

[10] Federal Communications Commission. Lifeline support for affordable communications. Updated August 17, 2016. Accessed May 5, 2020. https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/lifeline-support-affordable-communi...

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