Phase-Specific and Lifetime Costs of Multiple Myeloma Among Older Adults in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Health care costs associated with diagnosis and care among older adults with multiple myeloma (MM) are substantial, with cost of care and the factors involved differing across various phases of the disease care continuum, yet little is known about cost of care attributable to MM from a Medicare perspective.

Objective

To estimate incremental phase-specific and lifetime costs and cost drivers among older adults with MM enrolled in fee-for-service Medicare.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using population-based registry data from the 2007-2015 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database linked with 2006-2016 Medicare administrative claims data. Data analysis included 4533 patients with newly diagnosed MM an

SUBMITTER: Bhattacharya K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8271356 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature