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Cross-State Travel for Cancer Care and Implications for Telehealth Reciprocity

Description
Examines the extent to which Medicare beneficiaries with breast, colon, lung, or pancreatic cancer travel out of state to receive cancer services between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2020. Compares cross-state travel by cancer site, service type, and patient rurality. Describes the potential implications of these findings for telehealth policies and reciprocity.
Author(s)
Erika L. Moen, Qianfei Wang, Lingbo Liu, et al.
Citation
JAMA Network Open, 8(2), e2461021
Date
02/2025
Tagged as
Access · Cancer · Policy · Statistics and data · Telehealth