58% Of Americans Used Virtual Care In The Past Year, With Generational Differences In Use Method

More than half (58%) of American adults used virtual care in the past year, a five percentage-point decrease since 2023, according to a survey about their 2024 use of virtual care. Overall, 53% of all survey respondents said they owned a health-related wearable device, and 54% said they tracked at least one health metric digitally. The way the respondents accessed virtual care varied across generations.

The youngest generations (Generation Z and Millennials) were more likely to use health technology on a solo basis (using virtual care, tracking one or more health metric digitally, and owning a wearable or . . .