Telehealth Utilization Among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries in North Carolina with Behavioral Health Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We examined factors associated with telehealth utilization during COVID-19 among adult Medicaid beneficiaries with behavioral health conditions.

Data sources and study setting

NC Medicaid 2019-2021 beneficiary and claims data.

Study design

This retrospective cohort study examined and compared behavioral health service use pre-COVID-19 (03/01/2019 to 02/28/2020) and during COVID-19 (04/01/2020 to 03/31/2021). Telehealth users included those with at least one behavioral health visit via telehealth during COVID-19. Descriptive statistics were calculated for overall sample and by telehealth status. Multilevel modified Poisson generalized estimating equation examined associations between telehealth use and patient- and area-level characteristics.

Data collecti

SUBMITTER: French A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11006092 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature