Outpatient health care utilization and health expenditures of asylum seekers in Halle (Saale), Germany - an analysis of claims data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asylum seekers are a vulnerable group with special needs in health care due to their migration history and pre-, peri- and postmigratory social determinants of health. However, in Germany access to health care is restricted for asylum seekers by law and administrative regulations.

Methods

Using claims data generated in the billing process of health care services provided to asylum seekers, we explore their utilization of health care services in the outpatient sector. We describe the utilization of outpatient specialties, prevalences of diagnoses, prescribed drugs and other health care services, as well as total costs of health care provision.

Results

The estimated prevalence for visiting an ambulatory physician at least once per year was 67.5% [95%-Confiden

SUBMITTER: Niedermaier A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7576695 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature