Putting Medicare Spending for COVID-19 Into Perspective

Ann Intern Med. 2021 Aug;174(8):1169-1170. doi: 10.7326/M21-2187. Epub 2021 Jun 1.

Abstract

Tsai and colleagues used Medicare claims data to examine the characteristics and medical spending of older adults diagnosed with COVID-19 from April through December 2020. The editorialists discuss how the study sheds light on COVID-19's effect on medical care and lays the groundwork for future research.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • COVID-19*
  • Health Expenditures
  • Humans
  • Medicare
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • United States