Telehealth vs In-Person Outpatient Mental Health Service Use and Spending Among Medicare Beneficiaries From 2019 to 2023
This cross-sectional study identifies patterns of telehealth utilization and spending for anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and posttraumatic stress disorder before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries.
Authors
- Christopher Whaley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9405-1989)
- Cheryl L. Damberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8169-9420)
- Jonathan Cantor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4468-833X)
- Ryan K. McBain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0073-0348)
- Rose Kerber
Institutions
- RAND Corporation (US)
- Rhode Island Department of Health (US)
- Providence College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.52239
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Commonwealth Fund
- Arnold Ventures
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute of Mental Health