Association between insurance variability and early lung function in children with cystic fibrosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lower socioeconomic status (SES) has consistently been associated with poorer outcomes in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). Previous studies have compared outcomes for children with and without private insurance coverage, however the potential role of changes in insurance status on early health outcomes in children with CF remains unknown.

Objectives

To describe the variability in insurance status in early childhood and to evaluate whether insurance variability was associated with poorer outcomes at age 6.

Methods

Retrospective observational study using the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry. Insurance status was defined as: always private (including Tricare), exclusively public, or intermittent private insurance (private insurance and exclusi

SUBMITTER: Dickinson KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8695631 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature