Can telehealth expansion boost health care utilization specifically for patients with substance use disorders relative to patients with other types of chronic disease?
Fig 2
Percentage of continuously enrolled Wisconsin Medicaid beneficiaries with and SUD or diabetes diagnosis with visits in the week for either a SUD or diabetes diagnosis before and after the PHEa,b.
Abbreviations: SUD, substance use disorder; Dx, diagnosis; Tele, telehealth; IP, in-person; PHE, public health emergency. aVisits in the week include a primary care visit specifically for a substance use disorder or diabetes diagnosis. bA small percentage of cohort members completed both an in-person and telehealth visit in the week, represented by the dotted lines.