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161. The Evolving Landscape of National Telehealth Policies During a Public Health Emergency: Responsiveness to Rural Needs - Resources
Date: Oct 2020

Provides an overview of the telehealth policy landscape and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on telehealth utilization. Compares policy recommendations from the Bipartisan Policy Center's Rural Health Task Force to COVID-19-related policy changes. Includes considerations for additional telehealth policy changes.

...Telehealth Policies During a Public Health Emergency: Responsiveness to Rural Needs --- Provides an overview of the telehealth...

162. An Evaluation of Telehealth Use by Medicare Beneficiaries in 2020 - Resources
Date: Sep 2021

Research brief examining telehealth use for outpatient evaluation and management from January 2019 to December 2020 based on a 20% sample of fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries. Charts monthly trends for in-person and telehealth visits and compares rural and urban telehealth use, offering policy implications related to rural access to services.

...Telehealth Use by Medicare Beneficiaries in 2020 --- Research brief examining telehealth use for outpatient evaluation...

163. Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Evaluation and Oversight of Telehealth for Behavioral Health in Medicaid - Resources
Date: Sep 2021

Explores how 37 states evaluated and conducted oversight of telehealth for behavioral health services for Medicaid enrollees in January and February 2020. Discusses states' experiences with telehealth and the impacts of telehealth on access to care, as well as concerns regarding the impact of these services on cost and quality of care. Provides recommendations for states the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to meet the behavioral health needs of Medicaid enrollees and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.

...Telehealth for Behavioral Health in Medicaid --- Explores how 37 states evaluated and conducted oversight of telehealth...

164. Medicare and Telehealth: Coverage and Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Options for the Future - Resources
Date: May 2021

Provides an overview of changes made to Medicare's coverage of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Explores Medicare beneficiaries' use of telehealth in summer and fall 2020, and presents data by beneficiary demographic characteristics, dual-eligibility, presence and type of chronic conditions, and metropolitan status. Examines issues and questions regarding telehealth coverage beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency.

...telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Explores Medicare beneficiaries' use of telehealth in summer and fall...

165. Use of Telehealth to Improve Healthcare Access and Outcomes in Surgical Oncology - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Explores the role of telehealth in improving healthcare access and outcomes in surgical oncology. Discusses geographic barriers to surgical oncology interventions how telehealth can help mitigate barriers to access. Highlights strategies to improve telehealth access and adoption.

...Telehealth to Improve Healthcare Access and Outcomes in Surgical Oncology --- Explores the role of telehealth...

166. From Expansion to Expiration: Federal Policy Waivers and Telehealth Utilization in US Primary Care (2016–2024) - Resources
Date: Feb 2026

Examines the impact of COVID-19 federal policy waivers on the long-term sustainability of telehealth access. Provides a scoping review of 2016-2024 articles focused on telehealth utilization for primary care, the removal of geographic restrictions in telehealth policy, and the subsequent impact on healthcare access for rural areas.

...telehealth access. Provides a scoping review of 2016-2024 articles focused on telehealth utilization for primary...

167. Financial Impact of Telehealth: Rural Chief Financial Officer Perspectives - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Explores how rural chief financial officers (CFOs) and hospital administrators perceive the financial impacts of telehealth in their facilities. Analyzes 30 interview responses from CFOs and administrators between October 2021 and January 2022 about the perceived benefits and challenges of telehealth programs. Discusses opportunities to improve telehealth infrastructure to make the modality more cost effective for hospitals.

...telehealth programs. Discusses opportunities to improve telehealth infrastructure to make the modality more cost effective...

168. Trends in Use of Telehealth Among Health Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, June 26–November 6, 2020 - Resources
Date: Feb 2021

Describes trends in telehealth visits at Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)–funded health centers over a 20-week period during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes data on telehealth visits and COVID-19 case levels for urban compared to rural health centers. Discusses barriers to telehealth in rural areas.

...telehealth in rural areas. --- Trends in Use of Telehealth Among Health Centers During the COVID...

169. Introduction to Improving Telehealth and Virtual Care for Pain Management and Opioid/Substance Use Disorder - Resources
Date: Jun 2022

Summarizes a meeting of the Pain Management Guidelines and Evidence Standards (PM) and Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services (PTR) Working Groups of the National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic. Discusses telehealth flexibilities during the COVID-19 public health emergency, telehealth use for pain management, and telehealth-based treatment of opioid and substance use disorders.

...telehealth flexibilities during the COVID-19 public health emergency, telehealth use for pain management, and telehealth...

170. Transforming Care: The Impact of COVID-19 on Telehealth Adoption in U.S. Home Health Care Agencies - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Surveys 474 home health agencies between November 2022 and March 2024 to identify telehealth use and the perceived impact of COVID-19 policies on telehealth adoption. Includes rural and urban comparisons of telehealth modalities utilized to discuss targeted policies to support rural adoption.

...telehealth use and the perceived impact of COVID-19 policies on telehealth adoption. Includes rural...