As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, patients in the U.S. who lived in areas that had the lowest share of citizens living under the poverty line had the highest rise in the use of telemedicine healthcare services. In the quartile with the lowest level of poverty, telemedicine use was 3.6 per 10,000 prior to the pandemic, while the rate increased 116.1 per 10,000 after the outbreak of COVID-19.
Rate of telemedicine utilization before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by share living below poverty line*
(per 10,000 eligible beneficiaries)
Share of people living below the poverty line in the county where the patient lives
* Share of U.S. county (%) living below the federal poverty line in the county where the patient resides.
Rate before COVID-19 refers to the whole of 2019 and weeks 1-10 in 2020.
Rate after COVID-19 refers to week 11-31 in 2020.
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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 share living below poverty line* (per 10,000 eligible beneficiaries) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235084/telemedicine-use-before-and-after-covid-19-in-the-us-by-poverty/
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 share living below poverty line* (per 10,000 eligible beneficiaries)." Chart. March 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235084/telemedicine-use-before-and-after-covid-19-in-the-us-by-poverty/
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 share living below poverty line* (per 10,000 eligible beneficiaries). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235084/telemedicine-use-before-and-after-covid-19-in-the-us-by-poverty/
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 Share Living below Poverty Line* (per 10,000 Eligible Beneficiaries)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235084/telemedicine-use-before-and-after-covid-19-in-the-us-by-poverty/
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 share living below poverty line* (per 10,000 eligible beneficiaries) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235084/telemedicine-use-before-and-after-covid-19-in-the-us-by-poverty/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Rate of telemedicine utilization before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by share living below poverty line* (per 10,000 eligible beneficiaries) [Graph], American Journal of Preventive Medicine, March 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235084/telemedicine-use-before-and-after-covid-19-in-the-us-by-poverty/
