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The effect of telehealth insurance mandates on health-care utilization and outcomes

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  • Anca M. Grecu
  • Ghanshyam Sharma

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This paper uses panel data techniques to investigate the impact of state mandates to cover telehealth services on private insurance premiums and enrollment, health-care utilization, and health outcomes. There is evidence that telehealth insurance mandates are associated with an increase in primary care, but no significant changes in overall health outcomes. However, there is evidence of a reduction of secondary care and improvement in health outcomes in non-metropolitan areas. The results provide useful information regarding the potential of telehealth to reduce health-care costs as well as to reduce disparities in access to health care and in health outcomes.

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  • Anca M. Grecu & Ghanshyam Sharma, 2019. "The effect of telehealth insurance mandates on health-care utilization and outcomes," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(56), pages 5972-5985, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:51:y:2019:i:56:p:5972-5985
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2019.1644448
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    1. Guan, Hongyu & Yang, Tianli & Zhang, Yunyun & Shi, Yaojiang, 2023. "Time's ticking! Effects of deadline on the utilization of health services: Evidence from a cluster-randomized controlled trial," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 338(C).
    2. Stith, Sarah S. & Li, Xiaoxue, 2021. "Does increasing access-to-care delay accessing of care? Evidence from kidney transplantation," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 41(C).
    3. Ahmad, Hamna & Hussain, Sadia & Nazif, Muhammad Ahmed, 2021. "Leveraging technology to promote women's health: Evidence from a pilot program," GLO Discussion Paper Series 939, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

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