Association of Chronic Disease With Patient Financial Outcomes Among Commercially Insured Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The bidirectional association between health and financial stability is increasingly recognized.

Objective

To describe the association between chronic disease burden and patients' adverse financial outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study analyzed insurance claims data from January 2019 to January 2021 linked to commercial credit data in January 2021 for adults 21 years and older enrolled in a commercial preferred provider organization in Michigan.

Exposures

Thirteen common chronic conditions (cancer, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, dementia, depression and anxiety, diabetes, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, liver disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, serious mental illness, st

SUBMITTER: Becker NV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9396471 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature