Frontiers: Addressing Barriers to Equitable Telehealth for Older Adults

Frontiers: Addressing Barriers to Equitable Telehealth for Older Adults

Aging is associated with the development of chronic conditions and multimorbidity, which led older adults to incur, on average, $5,277 in medical expenses in 2022. Telehealth is a particularly useful tool in helping manage many chronic conditions, particularly when it can be delivered at lower cost to patients and reduce the need for physical travel. As telehealth becomes a ubiquitous part of health care, identification of barriers to older adults’ usage of telehealth and systematic strategies to address them can reduce health care inequities and potentially improve access and quality of life for a growing number of older adults.