Out-of-Pocket Spending Within 90 Days of Discharge from COVID-19 Hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Millions of U.S. patients have been hospitalized for COVID-19. After discharge, these patients often have extensive health care needs, but out-of-pocket burden for this care is poorly described. We assessed out-of-pocket spending within 90 days of discharge from COVID-19 hospitalization among privately insured and Medicare Advantage patients.

Methods

In May 2021, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the IQVIA PharMetrics ^® Plus for Academics Database, a national de-identified claims database. Among privately insured and Medicare Advantage patients hospitalized for COVID-19 between March-June 2020, we calculated mean out-of-pocket spending for care within 90 days of discharge. For context, we repeated analyses for patients hospitalized for pneumo

SUBMITTER: Chua KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8219107 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature