Mental Health Specialist Telemedicine Uptake and Patient Location

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Analyzes 17,742 Medicare fee-for-service claims for mental health specialists between 2018 and 2023 to identify the proportion of telemedicine visits that are with rural, low-access-to-care, or other distant communities. Includes analysis of new and established patients. Discusses study findings as part of larger discussions regarding telehealth increasing access to healthcare for rural and other hard to reach populations.

Jacob Jorem, Andrew D. Wilcock, Alisa B. Busch, Haiden A. Huskamp, Ateev Mehrotra

JAMA Network Open, 9(3)

03/2026

Access · Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Mental health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth