Trends in health care expenditures and incremental health care cost in adults with atrial fibrillation in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased health care costs; however, comprehensive data on the financial burden of AF remain limited.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to delineate health care expenditures among patients with AF.

Methods

We used the longitudinal panels from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey covering 2016-2019 to estimate health care expenditures associated with AF. We identified individuals 18 years and older with AF in the first year of each panel (2016-2018) by using the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision codes. Covariates included sociodemographic characteristics and comorbidities. Health care expenditures were derived from the second year of each panel (2017-2019) to reflect the cost of

SUBMITTER: Serpa F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11993679 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature