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81. Federal Telehealth Flexibilities in Private Health Insurance During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: In Brief - Resources
Date: Feb 2023

Provides an overview of how private health insurance plans cover telehealth services, as well as federal flexibilities that encouraged private health insurance plans to promote telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Summarizes the two main types of laws at the state level addressing telehealth coverage in private health insurance. Outlines considerations for telehealth coverage after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

...telehealth coverage in private health insurance. Outlines considerations for telehealth coverage after the end of the COVID...

82. Telehealth Has Played an Outsized Role Meeting Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Explores usage of telehealth for physical and mental health outpatient visits between March 2019 and August 2021. Figure 3 shows use of mental health and substance use telehealth visits versus other outpatient telehealth visits, with rural versus urban comparisons. Includes a discussion about payment models for telehealth via private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.

...telehealth visits versus other outpatient telehealth visits, with rural versus urban comparisons. Includes a discussion...

83. Changes in Access to Medication Treatment during COVID-19 Telehealth Expansion and Disparities in Telehealth Use for Medicare Beneficiaries with Opioid Use Disorder - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Discusses policies that allow access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) via telehealth before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Examines outpatient telehealth use and MOUD treatment among Medicare beneficiaries by dual eligibility status, rurality, and presence of comorbid health conditions between April-December 2020.

...Telehealth Expansion and Disparities in Telehealth Use for Medicare Beneficiaries with Opioid Use Disorder --- Discusses...

84. The Role of Telehealth in Achieving a High Performing Rural Health System: Priorities in a Post-Pandemic System - Resources
Date: Feb 2023

Presents a review of the potential for expanded use of telehealth in rural America and the use of telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Examines the uses of telehealth in a high-performing rural health system. Expands on considerations outlined in the October 2020 publication The Evolving Landscape of National Telehealth Policies during a Public Health Emergency: Responsiveness to Rural Needs.

...telehealth in rural America and the use of telehealth services during the COVID-19 public...

85. Medicare Beneficiary Use of Telehealth Visits: Early Data from the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Jul 2020

Examines changes in Medicare in-person primary care visits and the use of telehealth services at the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Discusses how Medicare telehealth flexibilities implemented in response to COVID-19 impacted access to these services. Compares the percentage of primary care telehealth visits between rural and urban providers. Includes a county-level map displaying the percentage of primary care visits conducted via telehealth services in April 2020.

...telehealth services in April 2020. --- Medicare Beneficiary Use of Telehealth Visits: Early Data from the Start...

86. Behavioral Healthcare Organizations' Experiences Related to Use of Telehealth as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study - Resources
Date: Jun 2022

Study examining the experiences of substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health treatment service providers with telehealth based on surveys of 391 individuals on behalf of their organizations. Describes COVID-related experiences with telehealth, general telehealth experiences, and recommendations for continued telehealth delivery, including rural-specific insights and concerns.

...telehealth, general telehealth experiences, and recommendations for continued telehealth delivery, including rural-specific insights and concerns...

87. Patterns of Telehealth Use During Pregnancy and Postpartum Among Commercially Insured Women - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Examines the use of telehealth among pregnant and postpartum women by rural versus urban location and type of service. Utilizes 2019-2021 data to examine telehealth visits by patient characteristics, predelivery versus postpartum use, service type, and rurality. Discusses the role of telehealth to access mental health services and differences between rural and urban telehealth use.

...Telehealth Use During Pregnancy and Postpartum Among Commercially Insured Women --- Examines the use of telehealth...

88. Rural Telehealth Toolkit - RHIhub - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023

A step-by-step guide for identifying and implementing rural community telehealth programs. Includes evidence-based examples, promising models, program best practices, and resources you can adapt to fit your program's needs.

...Telehealth Toolkit - RHIhub --- A step-by-step guide for identifying and implementing rural community telehealth...

89. Licensing and Credentialing of Telehealth Programs - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023

Describes licensing and credentialing considerations for rural telehealth programs.

...telehealth programs. --- Licensing and Credentialing of Telehealth Programs Licensing and credentialing telehealth providers can pose...

90. Telehealth Parity Laws - Resources
Date: Aug 2016

Policy brief discussing federal and state activities related to telehealth, as well as Medicaid and private insurer reimbursement for telehealth services. Identifies the arguments in favor of and against paying for telehealth at parity with in-person care. Discusses the role telehealth can play in rural access to healthcare.

...Telehealth Parity Laws --- Policy brief discussing federal and state activities related to telehealth, as well...