Shared Medical Appointments to Improve Equitable Access to Rehabilitative Care for Long COVID.

ABSTRACT: Long COVID is an infection-associated chronic condition that can cause a wide variety of symptoms and long-term functional impairments. While investigation into curative treatment is ongoing, current standard management of Long COVID relies heavily on rehabilitative care by physical, occupational, and speech therapists. Unfortunately, many persons with Long COVID encounter financial barriers to receiving rehabilitative care, especially because some state Medicaid programs and safety net health insurance plans do not cover one-on-one rehabilitation visits. Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) are group visits which can deliver multidisciplinary care, and they are widely reimbursed by health insurance plans. SMAs also offer the added benefit of peer support and camaraderie, and they are an eff

SUBMITTER: Cheng AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12011199 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature