Examining the bidirectional relationship between food insecurity and healthcare spending.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To improve food insecurity interventions, we sought to better understand the hypothesized bidirectional relationship between food insecurity and health care expenditures.

Data source

Nationally representative sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States (2016-2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey [MEPS]).

Study design

In a retrospective longitudinal cohort, we conducted two sets of analyses: (a) two-part models to examine the association between food insecurity in 2016 and health care expenditures in 2017; and (b) logistic regression models to examine the association between health care expenditures in 2016 and food insecurity in 2017. We adjusted for demographic and socioeconomic variables as well as 2016 health care expenditu

SUBMITTER: Johnson KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8522574 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature