As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults in the U.S. were the greatest beneficiaries of the rise in the use of telemedicine healthcare services. Among adults aged over 46 years of age, telemedicine use was 2.8 per 10,000 prior to the pandemic, while the rate increased to 121.4 per 10,000 after the outbreak of COVID-19. This was the largest increase across all the age groups.
Rate of telemedicine utilization before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by age
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American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (March 18, 2021). Rate of telemedicine utilization before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by age (per 10,000 eligible beneficiaries) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234973/telemedicine-use-before-and-after-covid-19-in-the-us-by-age/
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American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (2021). Rate of telemedicine utilization before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by age (per 10,000 eligible beneficiaries). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234973/telemedicine-use-before-and-after-covid-19-in-the-us-by-age/
American Journal of Preventive Medicine. "Rate of Telemedicine Utilization before and after The Covid-19 Pandemic in The U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by Age (per 10,000 Eligible Beneficiaries)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234973/telemedicine-use-before-and-after-covid-19-in-the-us-by-age/
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Rate of telemedicine utilization before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by age (per 10,000 eligible beneficiaries) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234973/telemedicine-use-before-and-after-covid-19-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Rate of telemedicine utilization before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by age (per 10,000 eligible beneficiaries) [Graph], American Journal of Preventive Medicine, March 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234973/telemedicine-use-before-and-after-covid-19-in-the-us-by-age/
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