Telemedicine Use Higher Among PCPs with Value-Based Payment

JAMA Health Forum: Telemedicine Use Higher Among PCPs with Value-Based Payment – A study of Medicare Advantage enrollees during the COVID-19 pandemic found that telemedicine use was higher among primary care practices with value-based payment models. Although fee-for-service primary care organizations appeared to have a big near-term financial incentive for telemedicine use, results revealed that telemedicine was significantly more popular among practices reimbursed by value-based payment models.