Primary Care Access and the Role of Telemedicine for Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries

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Examines how in-person and telehealth primary care use, access, and continuity of care varied among Medicare beneficiaries between 2017 and 2023, using traditional Medicare claims and administrative data. Includes data comparisons by level of rurality, among other factors.

Ishani Ganguli, Nicolas E. Daley, Andrew Hicks, et al.

JAMA Health Forum, 7(5), e260979

05/2026

Access · Medicare · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth