Race and Ethnicity and Diffusion of Telemedicine in Medicaid for Schizophrenia Care After Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this cohort study of Medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia, telemental health care diffused rapidly after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in state-operated agencies. Together, agency-level and beneficiary-level race and ethnicity findings suggest within-agency racial and ethnic differences in diffusion of telemental health care. States should monitor the diffusion of innovations across vulnerable populations.
Authors
- Junghye Jeong
- Katya Zelevinsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8289-6178)
- Marcela Horvitz‐Lennon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8120-9313)
- Molly Finnerty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2035-5637)
- Jeannette Tsuei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3028-7431)
- Emily Leckman‐Westin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3812-4036)
- Qingxian Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0620-7198)
- Sharon‐Lise T. Normand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7027-4769)
Institutions
- Cambridge Health Alliance (US)
- RAND Corporation (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- RAND School of Public Policy (US)
- University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
- New York State Office of Mental Health (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54776
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities