Measuring the geographic disparity of comorbidity in commercially insured individuals compared to the distribution of physicians in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measuring and addressing the disparity between access to healthcare resources and underlying health needs of populations is a prominent focus in health policy development. More recently, the fair distribution of healthcare resources among population subgroups have become an important indication of health inequities. Single disease outcomes are commonly used for healthcare resource allocations; however, leveraging population-level comorbidity measures for health disparity research has been limited. This study compares the geographical distribution of comorbidity and associated healthcare utilization among commercially insured individuals in South Africa (SA) relative to the distribution of physicians.

Methods

A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis was performed

SUBMITTER: Mannie C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9673280 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature