California Health Care Foundation: Telehealth Use and Experiences Among California Adults  California’s Medi-Cal program is leveraging telehealth to meet patient needs. Many of the telehealth coverage and reimbursement flexibilities enacted during the pandemic were made permanent in 2022, including payment parity for services provided in person or by telehealth. This issue brief uses data from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to explore how telehealth use varies across subpopulations of adults in the state and reports how people rate their telehealth experience compared to in-person care. Key Findings: Telehealth use varies by coverage type, race/ethnicity, and language People on [...]

FAIR Health: Nationwide Telehealth Use Held Steady in June According to Fair Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker, telehealth sessions comprised 5.4 percent of claim lines in June, the same amount as the prior month. Mental health conditions continued to top the list of Fair Health’s five most common telehealth diagnoses for June. The median allowed amount billed for a one-hour psychotherapy visit was $103.

Health Affairs: A Study Of Patients’ Experiences Selecting Telehealth Versus In-Person Care  Approximately one-third of behavioral health patients seeking therapy or medication visits said their clinicians did not offer both telehealth and in-person care. The study conducted by RAND Corporation found that 45 percent of behavioral health patients did not believe their clinicians considered their preferences for virtual or in-person care. In addition, 32 percent of respondents said they did not receive their preferred method of treatment. These findings suggest that patients’ modality preferences need to be a greater consideration in both clinical discussions and policy decisions.