Transitions in health insurance among continuously insured patients with schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT: Changes in health insurance coverage may disrupt access to and continuity of care, even for those who remain insured. Continuity of care is especially important in schizophrenia, which requires ongoing medical and pharmaceutical treatment. However, little is known about continuity of insurance coverage among those with schizophrenia. The objective was to examine the probability of insurance transitions for individuals with schizophrenia who were continuously insured and whether this varied across insurance types. The Massachusetts All-Payer Claims Database identified individuals with schizophrenia aged 18-64 who were continuously insured during a two-year period between 2014 and 2018. A logistic regression estimated the association of having an insurance transition - defined as having a ch

SUBMITTER: Ranchoff BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897200 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature