TABLE 4.

Marginal Effects of Telehealth-Postdischarge and Telehealth-Treatment Services

Telehealth-Postdischarge Services
	YES			NO
	ME	95% CI		ME	95% CI		Difference
Black patients with ADRD
Total Medicare payment	$32,787.87	$31,644.04	$33,931.70	$33,892.29	$33,484.21	$34,300.37	$ (1,104.42)
Acute inpatient Medicare payment	$14,193.87	$13,629.33	$14,758.42	$14,763.09	$14,536.57	$14,989.60	$ (569.22)
Telehealth-Treatment Services
	YES			NO
	ME	95% CI		ME	95% CI		Difference
Black patients with ADRD
Total Medicare payment	$32,317.64	$30,719.59	$33,915.69	$33,860.62	$33,466.13	$34,255.12	$ (1,542.98)
Acute inpatient Medicare payment	$14,432.64	$13,590.42	$15,274.87	$14,714.42	$14,496.79	$14,932.05	$ (281.78)
Hispanic patients with ADRD
Total Medicare payment	$33,309.41	$30,846.03	$35,772.80	$35,388.49	$34,768.11	$36,008.87	$ (2,079.08)
Acute inpatient Medicare payment	$14,872.03	$13,438.72	$16,305.33	$15,499.53	$15,137.49	$15,861.57	$ (627.50)

This study focused on community-dwelling Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who had a diagnosis of ADRD that were aged 65 and older and had at least 1 hospital visit in 2017. Elderly with Medicare Advantage or dual eligibilities were not included. ADRD was defined using the CMS chronic conditions data warehouse codes. Non-Hispanic White (White), Black, and Hispanic patients with ADRD are reported where non-Hispanic Whites were used as the reference group.

ADRD indicates Alzheimer disease and related dementias; ME, marginal effect.