National Trends of Telehealth Use in Medicare Annual Wellness Visits

Despite increasing utilization of AWVs overall, telehealth AWV utilization decreased during our study period. Telehealth AWVs were most frequently conducted by primary care physicians, with a majority by family medicine physicians in the study period's final year. Our findings highlight potential challenges of providing AWVs via telehealth at broader scale, but also underscore the feasibility of providing telehealth AWVs. As they consider long-term telehealth reimbursement policy, leaders can prioritize how telehealth complements in-person care to promote broader adoption of preventive services.