Expansion of Telehealth Availability for Mental Health Care After State-Level Policy Changes From 2019 to 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although telehealth services expanded rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, the association between state policies and telehealth availability has been insufficiently characterized.

Objective

To investigate the associations between 4 state policies and telehealth availability at outpatient mental health treatment facilities throughout the US.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study measured whether mental health treatment facilities offered telehealth services each quarter from April 2019 through September 2022. The sample comprised facilities with outpatient services that were not part of the US Department of Veterans Affairs system. Four state policies were identified from 4 different sources. Data were analyzed in January 2023.

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SUBMITTER: McBain RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10265313 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature