JAMA studies show 25 percent of Medicare beneficiaries can’t access telehealth visits

In a recent pair of studies published in JAMA Internal Medicine, one study found more than percent of Medicare beneficiaries lacked access to a computer with high-speed internet access at home and almost percent lacked a smartphone with a wireless data plan.  The second study found, an estimated 13 million seniors in the United States were not prepared for video visits at all, mostly due to inexperience with technology. Despite the surge in telemedicine, many experts are concerned that America’s seniors may not be getting the full benefits of telemedicine. Read article here…

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