Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

Use of Telehealth in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Areas, United States 2021-2023

Product type:

Statistical Brief 570

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

December 19, 2025

Description:

Using data from the 2021-2023 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, this Statistical Brief found that the percentage of visits to medical offices or hospital outpatient departments that take place via telehealth is lower for patients living in nonmetropolitan compared to metropolitan areas for both visits to mental health providers (26.3 compared to 48.9 percent) and other providers (2.6 compared to 3.8 percent). Among visits to mental health providers, the percentage taking place via telehealth was lower in nonmetropolitan compared to metropolitan areas for adults experiencing all degrees of psychological distress.

Pub #:

26-0002

Author(s):

Sandra Decker, PhD

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only

MEPS Topics:

Access to Health Care, Medicare/Medicaid/SCHIP, Mental Health

PDF link:

data_files/publications/st570/stat570.pdf (631 KB)