Association of Out-of-Pocket Annual Health Expenditures With Financial Hardship in Low-Income Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Health insurance is effective in preventing financial hardship from unexpected major health care events. However, it is also essential to assess whether vulnerable patients, particularly those from low-income families, are adequately protected from longitudinal health care costs for common chronic conditions such as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).

Objective

To examine the annual burden of total out-of-pocket health expenses among low-income families that included a member with ASCVD.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey from January 2006 through December 2015, all families with 1 or more members with ASCVD were identified. Families were classified as low income if they had an

SUBMITTER: Khera R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6143078 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature