Inequitable Access to General and Behavioral Healthcare in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Role for Telehealth?

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Examines general and behavioral healthcare access and disparities during the first year of the pandemic, using data from the 2019–2020 U.S. National Alcohol Survey and its COVID follow-up survey conducted January 30 to March 28, 2021. Explores the role of telehealth in providing an important bridge to healthcare for certain medically underserved groups during the pandemic. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural location.

Nina Mulia, Yu Ye, Thomas K. Greenfield, et al.

Preventive Medicine, 169

04/2023

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Access · COVID-19 · Health disparities · Infectious diseases · Mental health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth