Healthcare Expenditures Among Older Immigrants in the United States With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Population-Based Study Between 2007 and 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Using nationally representative data sets, this study examined differences in healthcare expenditures between U.S.-born and foreign-born individuals aged 65 and above by the presence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and cognitive limitations (CL). This study further examined whether healthcare expenditures among foreign-born individuals vary by their duration of residence in the United States.

Methods

The study used the 2007-2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and employed generalized linear regression models to estimate differences in healthcare expenditures between U.S.-born and foreign-born older adults with ADRD, CL, and without ADRD or CL. Survey weights were applied to all estimates.

Results

Our study identified significant differ

SUBMITTER: Jang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11632365 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature