Telehealth Offset Declines in Primary Care Visits, but Not Equally

Published in the Annals of Family Medicine, the study examined how the decreases in primary care visit volume and increases in telehealth utilization nationwide differed across patient groups during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic threw into sharp relief the healthcare disparities that curbed care access for some demographic groups. Various social determinants of health factors, including race, location of residency, and primary language, can hinder healthcare access.