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One of the silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the normalization and expansion of virtual care. Per a December 2021
One of the silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the normalization and expansion of virtual care. Per a December 2021
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2022-12-09
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One of the
silver linings
of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the normalization and expansion of virtual care. Per a December 2021 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, amid the pandemic, virtual care visits increased to 52.7 million in 2020 from approximately 840,000 in 2019. Even after more than two years since the start of the pandemic, the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition reports seven out of 10 people still expect to receive care virtually.
This trend has inspired UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest health insurer, to create new health plans that place virtual care at the center. "What is new in this space is health plans centered around virtual care, offered as a choice to employees in open enrollment," says Dr. Rhonda Randall, executive vice president and chief medical officer at UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual. "It’s important that we recognize the key role virtual care plays in patients’ health care strategies."
As Randall explains, the scope of virtual care has expanded beyond an urgent-care alternative—it’s now a robust part of medical, behavioral, and even dental care. Workplace health plan offerings are changing accordingly: Per UnitedHealthcare, six in 10 employers currently offer plans that provide access to virtual care.
As a part of UnitedHealthcare’s new virtual-first plans, patients get live navigation support to help them determine which care option is best and to provide access to in-person care if needed. "We have invested in a true connectedness between virtual care and brick-and-mortar providers," Randall says, "so it’s a seamless experience for patients."
And there are benefits: According to Randall, doctors find that virtual appointments promote continuity of care, particularly for those managing chronic conditions. "A primary care provider might want to see patients in person once or twice a year—but they can have virtual check-ins in between," she says.
Virtual care has also helped conquer a major hurdle to behavioral health care: access. "There are 10 times more licensed mental health care professionals per 100,000 people in Massachusetts than in Mississippi," Randall cites. "If we increase that access from urban to rural areas," she says, "and bring that care to broader populations, that will really help."
With more and more people choosing virtual-first health plans, it’s becoming clear that virtual care is a crucial part of addressing evolving health care needs. "Virtual-first plans will become more common as employers realize they can help cut costs, doctors see their effectiveness, and patients enjoy their convenience," Randall says. "They are a revolutionary component of our health system, with an important role to play in the future of health care."
By saying "silver linings" the author suggests that virtual care________.
选项
A、is more likely to replace in-person care
B、is severely restricted due to the pandemic
C、needs to be further expanded and developed
D、plays a bigger role in healthcare delivery
答案
D
解析
细节题。根据题干可定位至第一段。第一句提到了silver linings,意思是“(不幸中的)一线希望”,在文章中指的是,在疫情这个不幸当中,虚拟医疗的正常运转和发展,给了人们一丝希望。其中has been…expansion暗示虚拟医疗得到了发展,从下文也可以得知,虚拟医疗在疫情期间得到了快速发展,在医疗服务中起到了更大的作用,故D项正确。A项属于过度推理,原文是说7/10的人仍希望接受虚拟医疗,由此可以推断出,虚拟医疗受到欢迎,但并不能因此推断出虚拟医疗会取代面对面医疗,故排除该选项。选项B属于是非混淆,根据第二句可知,虚拟医疗的就诊人数明显增加,并没有被疫情限制,故排除该选项。C项属于时态混淆,第一句用的是has been,表明虚拟医疗已经得到了发展,并没有信息支持它“需要”进一步发展,故排除。故本题答案为D项。
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