Experiences of Telehealth Reimbursement Policies in Federally Qualified Health Centers.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The impact of Medicaid telehealth reimbursement policies on staffing and patient-centered care in the safety net are largely unknown but critical to successful and equitable access to telehealth.

Objective

To identify and characterize federally qualified health center (FQHC) staff and leadership's perceptions of the benefits and drawbacks of Medicaid telehealth reimbursement policies.

Design, setting, and participants

This qualitative study used semistructured interviews conducted from April 2022 to January 2024 with snowballed sampled participants consisting of FQHC leadership, clinicians, and administrative staff in 6 FQHCs representing the 5 boroughs in New York, New York.

Main outcomes and measures

Participants described telehealth experiences, i

SUBMITTER: Porteny T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11822543 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature