Characteristics and health care utilization of otherwise healthy commercially and Medicaid-insured preterm and full-term infants in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study examined health care utilization and costs during the first year of life for preterm and full-term infants in the US.

Subjects and methods

Preterm (<37 weeks gestational age [GA]) and full-term infants born 2003 to 2012 without complex medical conditions were identified in the MarketScan^® Commercial and Multi-State Medicaid claims databases using ICD-9-CM diagnosis and diagnosis-related grouping codes. Inpatient and outpatient claims from birth through the first year were analyzed for preterm and full-term subgroups. Results were stratified by payer.

Results

There were 1,692,935 commercially insured infants (12.5% preterm) and 1,873,324 Medicaid-insured infants (13.9% preterm). The majority (>75%) of preterm infants were admitted to the n

SUBMITTER: McLaurin KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6455110 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature