Reposted by Andrew Hicks
Congress must decide if it will extend Medicare telehealth coverage beyond March 2025.
Our new JAMA IM study shows how this may benefit Medicare patients + taxpayers.
TLDR: Telemedicine ⬇️ some low-value test use + spending (eg,onsite EKGs,blood tests) + ⬇️ total visit spending.
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Telemedicine Adoption and Low-Value Care Use and Spending Among Fee-for-Service Medicare Beneficiaries
This cohort study aims to quantify the association between telemedicine adoption and low-value testing among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries.