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JAMA: Changes in Health Services Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Submitted by gmccalister on Fri, 11/13/2020 - 11:15
- The number of colonoscopies declined by 44% in March 2020; and by 93% in April 2020
- Privately insured adults had 42% fewer mammograms in March 2020, and 90% fewer in April 2020
- Those with private insurance had 91% fewer cataract procedures in April 2020
- The number of hemoglobin A1C tests - a primary method of testing for diabetes - fell by 69% in April 2020
- Magnetic resonance imaging scans dropped by 63%
- Routine vaccinations declined by 23%
- Hemotherapy treatments and angioplasty procedures decreased by just over 7% and 33%, respectively.
- In-person office visits to healthcare providers declined by 25% in March 2020; and by 68% in April 2020
Notes: Compared to the same months in 2019
Source: JAMA: Changes in Health Services Use Among Commercially Insured US Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Source URL: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...
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