Financial Hardship After Traumatic Injury: Risk Factors and Drivers of Out-of-Pocket Health Expenses.

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Abstract

Trauma-related disorders rank among the top five most costly medical conditions to the health care system. However, the impact of out-of-pocket (OOP) health expenses for traumatic conditions is not known. In this cross-sectional study, we use nationally representative data to investigate whether patients with a traumatic injury experienced financial hardship from OOP health expenses.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Surg Res

Title: The Journal of surgical research

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1095-8673

ISSN (Print): 0022-4804

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2020

Volume: 256

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; National Clinician Scholars Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Electronic address: kathleen.oneill@yale.edu.

[2 ] Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; National Clinician Scholars Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

[3 ] National Clinician Scholars Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) Center, Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

[4 ] Section of General Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

[5 ] Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut.

[6 ] Division of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness, Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas; Center for Outcomes Research, Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0022-4804(20)30377-2

DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.095

PubMed ID: 32663705

SO-VID: a81221a4-2c16-4593-ab10-dc08f3ceeba1

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Keywords: Cost,Financial hardship,Insurance,Out-of-pocket expenses,Trauma

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Keywords: Cost, Financial hardship, Insurance, Out-of-pocket expenses, Trauma

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