|
Out-Of-Pocket Medical Spending For Care Of Chronic Conditions
Wenke Hwang,
Wendy Weller,
Henry Ireys and
Gerard Anderson
We examined out-of-pocket medical spending by persons with and without chronic conditions using data from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Our results show that mean out-of-pocket spending increased with the number of chronic conditions. The level of this spending also varied by age and insurance coverage, among other characteristics. Out-of-pocket spending for prescription drugs was substantial for both elderly and nonelderly persons with chronic conditions. As policymakers continue to use cost sharing and design of benefit packages to contain health spending, it is important to consider the impact of these policies on persons with chronic conditions and their families.
       What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:
|
|
|
|
 
M. D. Solomon, D. P. Goldman, G. F. Joyce, and J. J. Escarce
Cost Sharing and the Initiation of Drug Therapy for the Chronically Ill
Arch Intern Med,
April 27, 2009;
169(8):
740 - 748.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
H. H. Pham, A. S. O'Malley, P. B. Bach, C. Saiontz-Martinez, and D. Schrag
Primary Care Physicians' Links to Other Physicians Through Medicare Patients: The Scope of Care Coordination
Ann Intern Med,
February 17, 2009;
150(4):
236 - 242.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
K. A. Paez, L. Zhao, and W. Hwang
Rising Out-Of-Pocket Spending For Chronic Conditions: A Ten-Year Trend
Health Aff.,
January 1, 2009;
28(1):
15 - 25.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
C. Hoffman and K. Schwartz
Eroding Access Among Nonelderly U.S. Adults With Chronic Conditions: Ten Years Of Change
Health Aff.,
September 1, 2008;
27(5):
w340 - w348.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T. Mittendorf, B. Dietz, R. Sterz, M. A. Cifaldi, H. Kupper, and J.-M. von der Schulenburg
Personal and economic burden of late-stage rheumatoid arthritis among patients treated with adalimumab: an evaluation from a patient's perspective
Rheumatology,
February 1, 2008;
47(2):
188 - 193.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. P. Ruger and H.-J. Kim
Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Spending by the Poor and Chronically Ill in the Republic of Korea
Am J Public Health,
May 1, 2007;
97(5):
804 - 811.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. Hadley
Insurance Coverage, Medical Care Use, and Short-term Health Changes Following an Unintentional Injury or the Onset of a Chronic Condition
JAMA,
March 14, 2007;
297(10):
1073 - 1084.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B. Friedman, H. J. Jiang, A. Elixhauser, and A. Segal
Hospital Inpatient Costs for Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Med Care Res Rev,
June 1, 2006;
63(3):
327 - 346.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J L Hulsemann, T Mittendorf, S Merkesdal, S Zeh, S Handelmann, J- M von der Schulenburg, H Zeidler, and J Ruof
Direct costs related to rheumatoid arthritis: the patient perspective
Ann Rheum Dis,
October 1, 2005;
64(10):
1456 - 1461.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. M. Abraham and A. B. Royalty
Does Having Two Earners in the Household Matter for Understanding How Well Employer-Based Health Insurance Works?
Med Care Res Rev,
April 1, 2005;
62(2):
167 - 186.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. D. Piette, M. Heisler, and T. H. Wagner
Cost-Related Medication Underuse: Do Patients With Chronic Illnesses Tell Their Doctors?
Arch Intern Med,
September 13, 2004;
164(16):
1749 - 1755.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T. S. Rector and P. J. Venus
Do Drug Benefits Help Medicare Beneficiaries Afford Prescribed Drugs?
Health Aff.,
July 1, 2004;
23(4):
213 - 222.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. D. Murray and C. M. Callahan
Improving Medication Use for Older Adults: An Integrated Research Agenda
Ann Intern Med,
September 2, 2003;
139(5_Part_2):
425 - 429.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. Butler
Commentary
Med Care Res Rev,
June 1, 2003;
60(2_suppl):
82S - 88S.
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T. C. Schwab, K.-M. Leung, E. Gelb, Y.-Y. Meng, and J. Cohn
Home- and Community-Based Alternatives to Nursing Homes:: Services and Costs to Maintain Nursing Home Eligible Individuals at Home
J Aging Health,
May 1, 2003;
15(2):
353 - 370.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
