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Women
Take to Telehealth
NUMBERS TO KNOW
BY CARI WADE GERVIN
TELEHE ALTH USE HA S grown dramatically during the pandemic. But not everyone is using telehealth at the same rate.
Women are
more
likely to use
telehealth
than men
Prior to the
pandemic,
13% of women
18–64 had used
telehealth
By December
2020,
37% of women
had used
telehealth
Female
doctors were
24% more
interested in
telehealth jobs
96%
of transgender
patients used
telehealth in 2021
81%
of all LGBA+
patients did
77%
of non-white patients
used telehealth
in 2021
70%
of white
patients did
MORE DATA POINTS
Diabetes, chronic kidney disease and long COVID-19 are the most common
reasons people use telehealth
80%
of urban patients used
telehealth in 2021
72%
of suburban
patients did
60%
of rural
patients did
9%
of rural patients said
lack of broadband access
prevented telehealth use
77%
of people ages
18 to 55 used telehealth
in 2021
64%
of people
over 55 did
42%
of people who did not use
telehealth in 2021 said
they prefer to discuss
their health in person
1. Sources: Kaiser Family Foundation, Rock Health, Teladoc, Doximity
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SPECIAL
CLINICAL
SECTION:
WOMEN'S
HEALTH
