National Health Care Expenditures Associated With Disability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2003, national disability-associated health care expenditures (DAHE) were $398 billion. Updated estimates will improve our understanding of current DAHE.

Objective

The objective of this study was to estimate national DAHE for the US adult population and analyze spending by insurance and service categories and to assess changes in spending over the past decade.

Research design

Data from the 2013-2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey were used to estimate DAHE for noninstitutionalized adults. These estimates were reconciled with National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA) data and adjusted to 2017 medical prices. Expenditures for institutionalized adults were added from NHEA data.

Measures

National DAHE in total, by insurance and service categories,

SUBMITTER: Khavjou OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7505687 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature