Diagnosed prevalence and health care expenditures of mental health disorders among dual eligible older people.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Little is known about mental health disorders (MHDs) and their associated health care expenditures for the dual eligible elders across long-term care (LTC) settings. We estimated the 12-month diagnosed prevalence of MHDs among dual eligible older adults in LTC and non-LTC settings and calculated the average incremental effect of MHDs on medical care, LTC, and prescription drug expenditures across LTC settings.

Methods

Participants were fee-for-service dual eligible elderly beneficiaries from 7 states. We obtained their 2005 Medicare and Medicaid claims data and LTC program participation data from federal and state governments. We grouped beneficiaries into non-LTC, community LTC, and institutional LTC groups and identified enrollees with any of 5 MHDs (anxiety, bipol

SUBMITTER: Lum TY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3888217 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature