Chinese immigrants use China-based telehealth apps to overcome U.S. barriers

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University of Texas at San Antonio Apr 13 2026 A new peer-reviewed study published in DIGITAL HEALTH finds that a substantial share of recent Chinese immigrants in the United States use China-based telehealth applications for medical advice while living in the U.S., often as a response to barriers within the U.S. healthcare system itself. Researchers from the University of Texas at San Antonio and Sam Houston State University report that 15% of surveyed Chinese immigrants living in the U.S. had