Out-of-Pocket Spending for Insulin, Diabetes-Related Supplies, and Other Health Care Services Among Privately Insured US Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

Kao-Ping Chua; Joyce M Lee; Rena M Conti

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1308

Out-of-Pocket Spending for Insulin, Diabetes-Related Supplies, and Other Health Care Services Among Privately Insured US Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

JAMA Intern Med. 2020 Jul 1;180(7):1012-1014. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1308.

Authors

Kao-Ping Chua¹, Joyce M Lee^{1

2}, Rena M Conti³

Affiliations

¹ Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
² Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
³ Institute for Health System Innovation and Policy, Questrom School of Business, Department of Markets, Public Policy, and Law, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

This study evaluates inpatient, outpatient, and pharmacy claims to identify the annual out-of-pocket expenditures for both insured children and adults with type 1 diabetes.

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy*
Drug Costs*
Female
Health Expenditures / trends*
Health Services / economics*
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / economics
Hypoglycemic Agents / supply & distribution
Infant
Insulin / economics*
Insulin / supply & distribution
Insurance, Health / economics*
Male
Middle Aged
United States
Young Adult

Substances

Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding