The impact of telehealth cost-sharing on healthcare utilization: Evidence from high-deductible health plans.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evaluate whether cost-sharing decreases led high-deductible health plans (HDHP) enrollees to increase their use of healthcare.

Data sources, study setting

National sample of chronically-ill patients age 18-64 from 2018 to 2020 (n = 1,318,178).

Study design

Difference-in-differences analyses using entropy-balancing weights were used to evaluate the effect of a policy shift to $0 cost-sharing for telehealth on utilization for HDHP compared with non-HDHP enrollees. Due to this shock, HDHP enrollees experienced substantial declines in cost-sharing for telehealth, while non-HDHP enrollees experienced small declines. Event study models were also used to evaluate changes over time.

Data collection/extraction methods

Outcomes included use of any outpatient ca

SUBMITTER: Gidwani R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11622258 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature