Costs of Nonfatal Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States, 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health problem in the United States. Each year, TBIs substantially contribute to health care costs, which vary by severity. This is important to consider given the variability in recovery time by severity.

Research design

This study quantifies the annual incremental health care costs of nonfatal TBI in 2016 for the US population covered by a private health insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare health plan. This study uses MarketScan and defines severity with the abbreviated injury scale for the head and neck region. Nonfatal health care costs were compared by severity.

Results

The estimated 2016 overall health care cost attributable to nonfatal TBI among MarketScan enrollees was $40.6 billion. Total estimated annu

SUBMITTER: Miller GF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8026675 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature