Telehealth Use in a Rural State: A Mixed-Methods Study Using Maine's All-Payer Claims Database.
Yvonne C JonkAmanda BurgessMartha Elbaum WilliamsonDeborah ThayerJennifer MacKenzieCatherine McGuireKimberley FoxAndrew F CoburnPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2020)
Claims covered by Medicaid account for much of the observed expansion of telehealth use in Maine. Telehealth appears to be improving access to behavioral health and SLP services. Provider shortages, broadband, and Medicare and commercial coverage policies limit the use of telehealth services in rural areas.