Kaiser Family Foundation: Employer Health Benefits 2022 Survey

Kaiser Family Foundation: Employer Health Benefits 2022 Survey

Employers remain optimistic about the future role of telemedicine, even as COVID-19 pandemic restrictions ease. Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual Employer Health Benefit survey found that employers surveyed think telemedicine will be important for several kinds of care, with 36 percent saying that telemedicine will be very important in providing access to behavioral health services in the future, and another 31 percent saying it will be generally important. Employers think telemedicine is important for employees in remote or rural areas. Of the employers surveyed, 40 percent said that telemedicine will be very important in providing future access to care for enrollees in remote areas, and another 27 percent said it will be important for providing care.