JAMA: Changes in Health Services Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic

1. The number of colonoscopies declined by 44% in March 2020; and by 93% in April 2020
2. Privately insured adults had 42% fewer mammograms in March 2020, and 90% fewer in April 2020
3. Those with private insurance had 91% fewer cataract procedures in April 2020
4. The number of hemoglobin A1C tests - a primary method of testing for diabetes - fell by 69% in April 2020
5. Magnetic resonance imaging scans dropped by 63%
6. Routine vaccinations declined by 23%
7. Hemotherapy treatments and angioplasty procedures decreased by just over 7% and 33%, respectively.
8. 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
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