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Did State-level telehealth policies in 2020 Reduce Urban-rural Disparity in Care Utilization? A Multilevel Analysis

2026-02-10 health policy Title + abstract only
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IntroductionWe aim to examine whether state-level telehealth policies in 2020 were associated with a reduction in the urban-rural disparity in telehealth utilization. MethodA multilevel model was used to assess state actions impact on urban-rural differences in healthcare utilization. We used the percentage of Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries receiving any telehealth services (measured by county level) in 2020 as the dependent variable. We examined the following state-level policies as ke...

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