Estimating the Economic Burden Related to Older Adult Falls by State.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Unintentional falls in older adults (persons 65 years of age and older) impose a significant economic burden on the health care system. Methods for calculating state-specific health care costs are limited. This study describes 2 methods to estimate state-level direct medical spending due to older adult falls and explains their differences, advantages, and limitations.

Design

The first method, partial attributable fraction, applied a national attributable fraction to the total state health expenditure accounts in 2014 by payer type (Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance). The second method, count applied to cost, obtained 2014 state counts of older adults treated and released from an emergency department and hospitalized because of a fall injury. The counts in e

SUBMITTER: Haddad YK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6314899 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar/Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature