Telebehavioral Health Use Among Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries: Relationships With Telehealth Policies

Date
09/2020
Journal
Journal of Rural Mental Health
Description

This study assesses policy levers potentially supporting sustained use of telehealth services. Among rural Medicaid fee-for-service beneficiaries with behavioral health needs, engaging patients through informed consent within provider settings that receive facility fees may facilitate improved access to telebehavioral health services.

Center
Remote care & Telehealth Research Center
Authors
Jean Talbot, Yvonne Jonk, Amanda Burgess, Deborah Thayer, Erika Ziller, Nathan Paluso, Andrew Coburn