A new report and survey of Health Net’s COVID-19 Telehealth Capacity Grant program emphasizes the benefits of telehealth in increasing healthcare accessibility, and identifies barriers that remain. The data comes from a survey, performed by Harder & Co. Community Research, of nearly 100 Medi-Cal providers across California that received grants from Health Net to establish or expand digital health practices during the pandemic. Over the course of the program, participating providers increased telehealth visits to 45%, compared to 2% prior to the pandemic.  However, providers also ran into challenges when expanding virtual care options – including access to technology, reliable internet access and more. Specifically, 82% of providers said that patients had problems accessing technology and the internet. The latest analysis illustrates that while virtual care shows great promise in addressing historic barriers to care, key issues – like digital equity – still need to be solved to solidify its future role. Read the full report at Bridging the Divide: http://bridgingthedivideca.com/resource-library/