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. 2020 Oct 1;180(10):1386-1389.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2666.

Assessment of Disparities in Digital Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries and Implications for Telemedicine

Eric T Roberts  1 , Ateev Mehrotra  2   3
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Assessment of Disparities in Digital Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries and Implications for Telemedicine

Eric T Roberts et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study uses data from the 2018 American Community Survey to assess disparities in digital access among Medicare beneficiaries by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Mehrotra reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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