Telehealth and the future of health care access in California
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Fact sheet (UCLA Center for Health Policy Research)
- Author(s):
- Tan, Sean, author
- Contributor(s):
- UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Los Angeles, California : UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, October 2023
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Health Services Accessibility -- statistics & numerical data Healthcare Disparities Telemedicine -- statistics & numerical data Telemedicine -- trends California
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- The use of telehealth increased greatly during the COVID-19 pandemic and remains a popular way to access care in California. In 2022, 46.7% of adults had used telehealth in the past year--less than the 49.0% in 2021, but nearly quadruple the 12.4% of adults who used telehealth in 2018. In 2022, the proportion of adults who had health insurance and used telehealth was twice that of adults without health insurance (48.4% vs. 21.0%, respectively). Latinx and Asian adults were less likely to use telehealth compared to white adults in California (41.5% and 44.2% vs. 51.3%, respectively); the proportion of adults who spoke a language other than English or had limited English proficiency and used telehealth was smaller than that of adults who only spoke English; and adults in rural areas were less likely to use telehealth than those living in urban areas (41.2% vs. 47.3%). About half (49%) of California adults who used telehealth services reported using them for follow-ups and to access test results. Most adults with a telehealth visit had done so via both telephone and video during their last appointment (73.3%).
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (7 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918751183406676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918751183406676