RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Post-Pandemic Telehealth Policy for Primary Care: An Equity Perspective
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 588
OP 592
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2022.03.210509
VO 35
IS 3
A1 Yohualli Balderas-Medina Anaya
A1 Andrea Bañuelos Mota
A1 Giselle D. Hernandez
A1 Alejandra Osorio
A1 David E. Hayes-Bautista
YR 2022
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/35/3/588.abstract
AB National telehealth policy thus far has focused on broadening access to service, specialties, and originating sites. Yet telehealth policy can further equity by providing system-level change needed to reduce structural determinants that hamper telehealth access in historically marginalized, low income, and limited English-speaking populations. The authors propose policy solutions for states and CMS to help address these structural determinants of telehealth care. A telehealth “ecosystem” grounded in the following core components would ensure equitable access to care: use of technology inclusive of economically marginalized patients, access to the technology and broadband for completing virtual visits, and concrete support for patients as they develop their digital and telehealth skills.