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- Title
An economic examination of private insurance claims among adolescents and young adults who were enrolled in hospice during the last year of life.
- Authors
Keim-Malpass, Jessica; Cohrs, Austin C; Lindley, Lisa C; Leslie, Douglas L
- Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to generate baseline data on the health characteristics, health care utilization, and health care spending among privately insured adolescents and young adults (AYA), who were enrolled in hospice care during their last year of life. Methods: A retrospective, nonexperimental design was used to collect and analyze longitudinal claims data from the Truven Health MarketScan™ database. The sample included AYA (aged 15–24 years) who utilized hospice during their last year of life. Results: Totally, 17,408 AYA were included in this analysis. Mean hospice length of stay (LOS) was low overall, but there was a statistically significant difference in hospice LOS in ages 15–19 years (mean 3.56, SD 15.17 days) compared with those aged 20–24 years (mean 2.26, SD 8.24; P
- Subjects
INSURANCE claims; HOSPICES
- Publication
Adolescent Health, Medicine & Therapeutics, 2018, Vol 9, p117
- ISSN
1179-318X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/AHMT.S168501