Rural‐Urban and Racial‐Ethnic Differences in Tele‐Behavioral Health Access for Medicaid Beneficiaries

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Examines how rural versus urban and racial and ethnic tele-behavioral health access varied before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico, using March 2019-March 2021 Medicaid claims data. Includes data comparisons of telehealth and in-person visits by demographic group, type of behavioral health service received, and level of broadband connectivity.

Margaret Greenwood-Ericksen, Mohammed Quazi, Chloe Slator, et al.

Journal of Rural Health, 42(2), e70155

05/2026

Access · Behavioral health · Broadband · COVID-19 · Health disparities · Mental health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth · New Mexico