they believe that telehealth can help with managing the pain of rheumatoid arthritis. clinicians consider gout, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis as the most appropriate to manage using telehealth. although clinicians believe that the use of tele rheumatology is dependent on the phase of care, they believe that it is vital to increasing the access of care for patients with arthritis. present/future usage rate as of july 2021, telehealth usage has stabilized at a level 38 times higher than before the pandemic. telehealth usage rate across all specialties has stabilized to around 13% to 17%. while the usage rate has gone down since its peak during the pandemic, experts believe that telehealth will still play a major role in healthcare. experts predict that at least 20-30% of all healthcare will be provided through telehealth in 2021 and beyond. future market size analysts are predicting a high amount of growth in the telehealth industry in the united states and globally. in the united states, there are predictions that around $250 billion of medicare, medicaid, and commercial op could become virtualized, which would represent 20% of the total market share. research analysts believe that the global market size of the telehealth industry will grow from $62.45 billion in 2020 to over $475.50 billion by 2026.