Telehealth Usage among Low-income and Undocumented Californians - Public Policy Institute of California

We believe in the power of good information to build a brighter future for California. Help support our mission. Shalini Mustala, Paulette Cha, and Patricia Malagon The pandemic transformed telehealth from a promising approach for improving healthcare access into a tool familiar to a wide range of Californians. Changes in norms, funding, and provider take-up that were prompted by the public health emergency have broadened access to telehealth among low-income and undocumented Californians. Statewide telehealth use jumped dramatically among low-income Californians covered by Medi-Cal in March 2020, when telehealth visits began to be reimbursed at the same rates as in-person visits. We find comparable trends in California’s community health centers (CHCs)—primary care clinics that serve all comers—for Medi-Cal and undocumented patients. Telehealth has the potential to reduce the barriers to heal

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