Costs Associated With Progression of Mildly Reduced Kidney Function Among Medicare Advantage Enrollees.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

The prevalence of early chronic kidney disease (CKD) in older adults has increased in the past 2 decades, yet CKD disease progression, overall, is variable. It is unclear whether health care costs differ by progression trajectory. The purpose of this study was to estimate the trajectories of CKD progression and examine Medicare Advantage (MA) health care costs of each trajectory over a 3-year period in a large cohort of MA enrollees with mildly reduced kidney function.

Study design

Cohort study.

Setting & population

421,187 MA enrollees with stage G2 CKD in 2014-2017.

Outcomes

We identified 5 trajectories of kidney function over time.

Model perspective & timeframe

Mean total health care costs for each of the trajectories were descri

SUBMITTER: Diamantidis CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10220400 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature