Changes in telehealth usage among Medicaid beneficiaries with mental illnesses in a rural state: An analysis of Kentucky Medicaid dataset over 5 years (2018–2022)
Although telehealth use remains low, its utilization has increased among Medicaid beneficiaries with MI in Kentucky. Demographic characteristics, MI status, and payor type were associated with telehealth use, with notable disparities between urban and rural populations. These results highlight the need to further examine barriers that deter or promote telehealth use in rural states.
Authors
- Sarret Seng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5233-7073)
- A Makowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9155-0881)
- Bassema Abufarsakh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4590-0884)
- Zainab S. Almogheer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0511-028X)
- Tianyi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7673-4196)
- Pooja Bhattarai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2772-4642)
- Holly Stith
- Jarrah Al‐Kayed
- Chizimuzo T. C. Okoli
Institutions
- University of Kentucky (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rural Health
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.70108
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00