Estimates of healthcare spending for preterm and low-birthweight infants in a commercially insured population: 2008-2016
Estimates of healthcare spending for preterm and low-birthweight infants in a commercially insured population: 2008-2016
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DOI：
10.1038/s41372-020-0635-z
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发表时间：
2020-02-26
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2.9
通讯作者：
Armstrong, Joanne
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作者：
Beam, Andrew L.;Fried, Inbar;Armstrong, Joanne
在美国，医疗保健支出的增长是一个重要的话题，早产儿和低出生体重婴儿的医疗保健支出是所有患者群体中最高的。我们使用一个大型的国家商业保险个人索赔数据库，对这一人群的支出进行了回顾性队列研究。共有763,566名婴儿通过Aetna， Inc.获得了产后前6个月的保险，并获得了约84亿美元（2016年美元）的医疗保健服务。婴儿有显示早产状态的帐单代码(
The growth in healthcare spending is an important topic in the United States, and preterm and low-birthweight infants have some of the highest healthcare expenditures of any patient population. We performed a retrospective cohort study of spending in this population using a large, national claims database of commercially insured individuals. A total of 763,566 infants with insurance coverage through Aetna, Inc. for the first 6 months of post-natal life were included, and received approximately $8.4 billion (2016 USD) in healthcare services. Infants with billing codes indicating preterm status (