Out-Of-Pocket Medical Spending For Care Of Chronic Conditions
Abstract
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.
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- Authors
- Hwang, W., Weller, W., Ireys, H., & Anderson, G.
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Mathematica Policy Research (US)
- Venue
- Health Affairs
- Publisher
- Health Affairs Publishing, LLC
- Published
- 2001-11
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 267-278
- ISSN
- 0278-2715 (ISSN-L)
- 1544-5208
- OpenAlex
- W2163925289
- Cited by
- 440
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 32.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Affairs (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Keywords
- chronic disease, cost sharing, prescription drug costs, health insurance coverage, age differences, benefit package design, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
- MeSH terms
- Chronic Disease, Health Expenditures, Female, Financing, Personal, Humans, Male, United States, Medically Uninsured
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