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Tsang CCS, Sim Y, Christensen ML, Wang J. Effects of Part D Star Ratings on racial and ethnic disparities in health care costs. EXPLORATORY RESEARCH IN CLINICAL AND SOCIAL PHARMACY 2023; 9:100250. [PMID: 37091627 PMCID: PMC10113890 DOI: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Background Racial/ethnic minorities are less likely than non-Hispanic White (White) patients to be included in the Medicare Part D Star Ratings measure assessment due to the restrictive inclusion criteria for the measures. Objective This paper examined the effects of racial/ethnic disparities in the measure assessment in Part D Star Ratings on disparities in healthcare costs among patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Methods This cross-sectional study analyzed 2017 Medicare data. Proportions of Beneficiaries with ADRD were categorized into the included and excluded groups based on the inclusion criteria for the calculation of medication adherence measures in Star Ratings. Outcomes included costs for medications, physician visits, emergency room (ER) visits, and total costs. A generalized linear model was employed to compare costs across racial/ethnic groups. To explore the differential disparities in healthcare costs between the 2 groups, interaction terms between dummy variables for being excluded from the measure calculation and racial/ethnic minorities were included in the models. Results The patterns of racial/ethnic disparities in healthcare costs found in this study were generally consistent with expectations, with some exceptions. For example, compared with White patients, in the hyperlipidemia cohort, the physician visit cost for Black patients among the included group was 31% lower (cost ratio or CR = 0.69, 95% CI = 0.67-0.72); in the hypertension cohort, the hospitalization cost for Blacks among the excluded group was 15% higher (CR = 1.15, 95% CI = 1.12-1.19). More importantly, exclusion from measurement assessments was associated with differential cost disparities. For example, compared with individuals included in the measure assessment for hypertension, the Black-White disparities in costs for hospitalization and total healthcare were 30% higher (CR = 1.30, 95% CI = 1.26-1.34), and 10% higher (CR = 1.10; 95% CI = 1.08-1.12), respectively, among the excluded group. Conclusions Medicare Part D Star Ratings may be associated with aggravated racial/ethnic disparities in healthcare costs in the Medicare Part D population.
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- Chi Chun Steve Tsang
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, 881 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, 881 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, 881 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, 881 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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Jiang L, Qiu Q, Zhu L, Wang Z. Identifying Characteristics Associated with the Concentration and Persistence of Medical Expenses among Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults: Findings from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:12843. [PMID: 36232143 PMCID: PMC9564963 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Medical expenses, especially among middle-aged and elderly people, have increased in China over recent decades. However, few studies have analyzed the concentration or persistence of medical expenses among Chinese residents or vulnerable groups with longitudinal survey data. Based on the data of CHARLS (China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study), this study sought to identify characteristics associated with the concentration and persistence of medical expenses among Chinese middle-aged and elderly adults and to help alleviate medical spending and the operational risk of social medical insurance. Concentration was measured using the cumulative percentages of ranked annual medical expenses and descriptive statistics were used to define the characteristics of individuals with high medical expenses. The persistence of medical expenses and associated factors were estimated using transfer rate calculations and Heckman selection modeling. The results show that total medical expenses were concentrated among a few adults and the concentration increased over time. People in the high medical expense group were more likely to be older, live in urban areas, be less wealthy, have chronic diseases, and attend higher-ranking medical institutions. Lagged medical expenses had a persistent positive effect on current medical expenses and the effect of a one-period lag was strongest. Individuals with chronic diseases during the lagged period had a higher likelihood of experiencing persistent medical expenses. Policy efforts should focus on preventive management, more efficient care systems, improvement of serious illness insurance level, and strengthening the persistent protection effect of social medical insurance to reduce the high medical financial risk and long-term financial healthcare burden in China.
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- Luyan Jiang
- School of Health Policy & Management, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- School of Health Policy & Management, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- School of Health Policy & Management, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- School of Health Policy & Management, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
- Public Health Policy and Management Innovation Research Group, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
- Center for Global Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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Deardorff WJ, Liu PL, Sloane R, Van Houtven C, Pieper CF, Hastings SN, Cohen HJ, Whitson HE. Association of Sensory and Cognitive Impairment With Healthcare Utilization and Cost in Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2019; 67:1617-1624. [PMID: 30924932 PMCID: PMC6684393 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the association between self-reported vision impairment (VI), hearing impairment (HI), and dual-sensory impairment (DSI), stratified by dementia status, on hospital admissions, hospice use, and healthcare costs. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey from 1999 to 2006. PARTICIPANTS Rotating panel of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries, aged 65 years and older (N = 24 009). MEASUREMENTS VI and HI were ascertained by self-report. Dementia status was determined by self-report or diagnosis codes in claims data. Primary outcomes included any inpatient admission over a 2-year period, hospice use over a 2-year period, annual Medicare fee-for-service costs, and total healthcare costs (which included information from Medicare claims data and other self-reported payments). RESULTS Self-reported DSI was present in 30.2% (n = 263/871) of participants with dementia and 17.8% (n = 4112/23 138) of participants without dementia. In multivariable logistic regression models, HI, VI, or DSI was generally associated with increased odds of hospitalization and hospice use regardless of dementia status. In a generalized linear model adjusted for demographics, annual total healthcare costs were greater for those with DSI and dementia compared to those with DSI without dementia ($28 875 vs $3340, respectively). Presence of any sensory impairment was generally associated with higher healthcare costs. In a model adjusted for demographics, Medicaid status, and chronic medical conditions, DSI compared with no sensory impairment was associated with a small, but statistically significant, difference in total healthcare spending in those without dementia ($1151 vs $1056; P < .001) but not in those with dementia ($11 303 vs $10 466; P = .395). CONCLUSION Older adults with sensory and cognitive impairments constitute a particularly prevalent and vulnerable population who are at increased risk of hospitalization and contribute to higher healthcare spending. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:1617-1624, 2019.
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Durham Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
- Durham Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
- Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC
- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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Kalamägi J, Lavikainen P, Taipale H, Tanskanen A, Tiihonen J, Hartikainen S, Tolppanen AM. Predictors of high hospital care and medication costs and cost trajectories in community-dwellers with Alzheimer's disease. Ann Med 2019; 51:294-305. [PMID: 31322423 PMCID: PMC7877886 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2019.1642507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Objectives: We studied the determinants of high healthcare costs (highest decile of hospital care and medication costs) and cost trajectories among all community-dwellers with clinically verified Alzheimer's disease (AD), diagnosed during 2005-2011 in Finland (N = 70,531). Methods: The analyses were done separately for hospital care costs, medication costs and total healthcare costs that were calculated for each 6-month period from 5 years before to 3 years after AD diagnosis. Results: Total healthcare costs were driven mainly by hospital care costs. The definition of "high-cost person" was time-dependent as 63% belonged to the highest 10% at some timepoint during the study period and six distinct cost trajectories were identified. Strokes, cardiovascular diseases, fractures and mental and behavioural disorders were most strongly associated with high hospital care costs. Conclusions: Although persons with AD are often collectively considered as expensive patient group, there is large temporal and inter-individual variation in belonging to the highest decile of hospitalization and/or medication costs. It would be important to assess whether hospitalization rate could be decreased by, e.g., comprehensive outpatient care with more efficient management of comorbidities. In addition, other interventions that could decrease hospitalization rate in persons with dementia should be studied further in this context. Key messages Persons with AD had large individual fluctuation in hospital care costs and medication costs over time. Hospital care costs were considerably larger than medication costs, with fractures, cardiovascular diseases and mental and behavioural disorders being the key predictors. Antidementia medication was associated with lower hospital care costs.
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- Joosep Kalamägi
- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland.,Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care, University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.,Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Niuvanniemi Hospital, University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.,Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Niuvanniemi Hospital, University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland.,Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care, University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland
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Lin HR, Otsubo T, Sasaki N, Imanaka Y. The determinants of long-term care expenditure and their interactions. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/20479700.2016.1141469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Leibson CL, Long KH, Ransom JE, Roberts RO, Hass SL, Duhig AM, Smith CY, Emerson JA, Pankratz VS, Petersen RC. Direct medical costs and source of cost differences across the spectrum of cognitive decline: a population-based study. Alzheimers Dement 2015; 11:917-32. [PMID: 25858682 PMCID: PMC4543557 DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Objective cost estimates and source of cost differences are needed across the spectrum of cognition, including cognitively normal (CN), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), newly discovered dementia, and prevalent dementia. METHODS Subjects were a subset of the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging stratified-random sampling of Olmsted County, MN, residents aged 70 to 89 years. A neurologist reviewed provider-linked medical records to identify prevalent dementia (review date = index). Remaining subjects were invited to participate in prospective clinical/neuropsychological assessments; participants were categorized as CN, MCI, or newly discovered dementia (assessment date = index). Costs for medical services/procedures 1-year pre-index (excluding indirect and long-term care costs) were estimated using line-item provider-linked administrative data. We estimated contributions of care-delivery site and comorbid conditions (including and excluding neuropsychiatric diagnoses) to between-category cost differences. RESULTS Annual mean medical costs for CN, MCI, newly discovered dementia, and prevalent dementia were $6042, $6784, $9431, $11,678, respectively. Hospital inpatient costs contributed 70% of total costs for prevalent dementia and accounted for differences between CN and both prevalent and newly discovered dementia. Ambulatory costs accounted for differences between CN and MCI. Age-, sex-, education-adjusted differences reached significance for CN versus newly discovered and prevalent dementia and for MCI versus prevalent dementia. After considering all comorbid diagnoses, between-category differences were reduced (e.g., prevalent dementia minus MCI (from $4842 to $3575); newly discovered dementia minus CN (from $3578 to $711)). Following the exclusion of neuropsychiatric diagnoses from comorbidity adjustment, between-category differences tended to revert to greater differences. CONCLUSIONS Cost estimates did not differ significantly between CN and MCI. Substantial differences between MCI and prevalent dementia reflected high inpatient costs for dementia and appear partly related to co-occurring mental disorders. Such comparisons can help inform models aimed at identifying where, when, and for which individuals proposed interventions might be cost-effective.
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- Cynthia L Leibson
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Ku LJE, Chiou MJ, Liu LF. Variations in the persistence of health expenditures and the implications for the design of capitation payments in Taiwan. J Health Serv Res Policy 2015; 20:146-53. [PMID: 25829410 DOI: 10.1177/1355819615577711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The National Health Insurance (NHI) system in Taiwan launched a trial capitation provider payment programme in 2011, with the capitation formula based on patients' average NHI expenditure in the previous year. This study seeks to examine the concentration and persistence of health care expenditure among the elderly, and to assess the performance of the current capitation formula in predicting future high-cost users. METHODS This study analysed NHI expenditures for a nationally representative sample of people aged 65 years and over who took part in Taiwan's National Health Interview Survey, 2005. Expenditure concentration was assessed by the proportion of NHI expenditures attributable to four groups by expenditure percentile. Four transition probability matrixes examined changes in a person's position in the expenditure percentiles and generalized estimation equation models were estimated to identify significant predictors of a patient being in the top 10% of users. RESULTS Between 2005 and 2009, the top 10% of users on average accounted for 55% of total NHI expenditures. Of the top 10% in 2005, 39% retained this position in 2006. However, expenditure persistence was the highest (77%) among the bottom 50% of users. NHI expenditure percentiles in both the baseline year and the prior year, and chronic conditions all significantly predicted future high expenditures. The model including chronic conditions performed better in predicting the top 10% of users (c-statistics increased from 0.772 to 0.904) than the model without. CONCLUSIONS Given the increase in predictive ability, adding chronic conditions and baseline health care use data to Taiwan's capitation payment formula would correctly identify more high users.
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- Li-Jung Elizabeth Ku
- Assistant Professor of Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
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- Research Assistant in Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
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- Professor of Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
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Daiello LA, Gardner R, Epstein-Lubow G, Butterfield K, Gravenstein S. Association of dementia with early rehospitalization among Medicare beneficiaries. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2014; 59:162-8. [PMID: 24661400 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Preventable hospital readmissions have been recognized as indicators of hospital quality, a source of increased healthcare expenditures, and a burden for patients, families, and caregivers. Despite growth of initiatives targeting risk factors associated with potentially avoidable hospital readmissions, the impact of dementia on the likelihood of rehospitalization is poorly characterized. Therefore, the primary objective of this retrospective cohort study was to investigate whether dementia was an independent predictor of 30-day readmissions. Administrative claims data for all admissions to Rhode Island hospitals in 2009 was utilized to identify hospitalizations of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease or other dementias. Demographics, measures of comorbid disease burden, and other potential confounders were extracted from the data and the odds of 30-day readmission to any United States hospital was calculated from conditional logistic regression models. From a sample of 25,839 hospitalizations, there were 3908 index admissions of Medicare beneficiaries who fulfilled the study criteria for a dementia diagnosis. Nearly 20% of admissions (n=5133) were followed by a readmission within thirty days. Hospitalizations of beneficiaries with a dementia diagnosis were more likely to be followed by a readmission within thirty days (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 1.18; 95% CI, 1.08, 1.29), compared to hospitalizations of those of without dementia. Controlling for discharge site of care did not attenuate the association (AOR 1.21; 95% CI, 1.10, 1.33).
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- Lori A Daiello
- Department of Neurology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
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- Healthcentric Advisors, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Butler Hospital, Geriatric Psychiatry, Providence, RI, USA
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- Healthcentric Advisors, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Lin PJ, Fillit HM, Cohen JT, Neumann PJ. Potentially avoidable hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Alzheimers Dement 2013; 9:30-8. [PMID: 23305822 DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2012.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2012] [Revised: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 11/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD) have more frequent hospitalizations than individuals without ADRD, and some of these admissions may be preventable with proactive outpatient care. METHODS This study was a cross-sectional analysis of Medicare claims data from 195,024 fee-for-service ADRD beneficiaries aged ≥65 years and an equal number of matched non-ADRD controls drawn from the 5% random sample of Medicare beneficiaries in 2007-2008. We analyzed the proportion of patients with potentially avoidable hospitalizations (PAHs, as defined by the Medicare Ambulatory Care Indicators for the Elderly) and used logistic regression to examine patient characteristics associated with PAHs. We used paired t tests to compare Medicare expenditures by ADRD status, stratified by whether there were PAHs related to a particular condition. RESULTS Compared with matched non-ADRD subjects, Medicare beneficiaries with ADRD were significantly more likely to have PAHs for diabetes short-term complications (OR = 1.43; 95% CI 1.31-1.57), diabetes long-term complications (OR = 1.08; 95% CI = 1.02-1.14), and hypertension (OR = 1.22; 95% CI 1.08-1.38), but less likely to have PAHs for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)/asthma (OR = 0.85; 95% CI 0.82-0.87) and heart failure (OR = 0.89; 95% CI 0.86-0.92). Risks of PAHs increased significantly with comorbidity burden. Among beneficiaries with a PAH, total Medicare expenditures were significantly higher for those subjects who also had ADRD. CONCLUSION Medicare beneficiaries with ADRD were at a higher risk of PAHs for certain uncontrolled comorbidities and incurred higher Medicare expenditures compared with matched controls without dementia. ADRD appears to make the management of some comorbidities more difficult and expensive. Ideally, ADRD programs should involve care management targeting high-risk patients with multiple chronic conditions.
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- Pei-Jung Lin
- Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
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Gilligan AM, Malone DC, Warholak TL, Armstrong EP. Health disparities in cost of care in patients with Alzheimer's disease: an analysis across 4 state Medicaid populations. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2013; 28:84-92. [PMID: 23196405 PMCID: PMC10697230 DOI: 10.1177/1533317512467679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate health disparities with respect to cost of care across 4 state Medicaid populations. METHODS Data were obtained from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for this retrospective study. Patients were enrolled in a California, Florida, New Jersey, or New York Medicaid programs during 2004, with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision 331.0). Outcome of interest was cost of care. Decomposition of cost to calculate disparities was estimated using the Oaxaca-Blinder model. An a priori α level of .01 was used. RESULTS Approximately 158 974 individuals qualified for this study. Disparities were found to exist between blacks and whites (with blacks having higher costs; P < .0001), whites and others (with whites having higher costs; P < .0001), blacks and Hispanics (with blacks having higher costs; P < .0001), blacks and others (with blacks having higher costs; P < .0001), and Hispanics and others (with Hispanics having higher costs; P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS Disparities in cost among minority-to-minority populations were just as prevalent, if not higher, than minority-white disparities.
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Utilization of antihypertensives, antidepressants, antipsychotics, and hormones in Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 2011; 25:144-8. [PMID: 20975515 DOI: 10.1097/wad.0b013e3181fcba68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study explores the longitudinal relationship between patient characteristics and use of 4 drug classes (antihypertensives, antidepressants, antipsychotics, and hormones) that showed significant changes in use rates over time in patients with Alzheimer disease. Patient/caregiver-reported prescription medication usage was categorized by drug class for 201 patients from the Predictors Study. Patient characteristics included use of cholinesterase inhibitors and/or memantine, function, cognition, living situation, baseline age, and sex. Assessment interval, year of study entry, and site were controlled for. Before adjusting for covariates, useage increased for antihypertensives (47.8% to 62.2%), antipsychotics (3.5% to 27.0%), and antidepressants (32.3% to 40.5%); use of hormones decreased (19.4% to 5.4%). After controlling for patient characteristics, effects of time on the use of antidepressants were no longer significant. Antihypertensive use was associated with poorer functioning, concurrent use of memantine, and older age. Antipsychotic use was associated with poorer functioning and poorer cognition. Antidepressant use was associated with younger age, poorer functioning, and concurrent use of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine. Hormone use was associated with being female and younger age. Findings suggest accurate modeling of the Alzheimer disease treatment paradigm for certain subgroups of patients should include antihypertensives and antipsychotics in addition to cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine.
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