Impact of insurance status on access to care and out-of-pocket costs for U.S. individuals with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 483-489

  Halpern, Michael T ^a   Renaud, Jeanette M ^a   Vickrey, Barbara G ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Health care disparities; Health care surveys; Health services accessibility; Medically uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055021877     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Epilepsy Foundation Epilepsy and seizure statistics [Internet] Accessed on: 2011 July 12. Available from:. http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/about/statistics.cfm.
2. Hauser W.A., Annegers J.F., Rocca W.A. Descriptive epidemiology of epilepsy: Contributions of population-based studies from Rochester, Minnesota. Mayo Clin Proc 1996, 71:576-586.
3. Begley C.E., Famulari M., Annegers J.F., et al. The cost of epilepsy in the United States: an estimate from population-based clinical and survey data. Epilepsia 2000, 41:342-351.
4. Murray M.I., Halpern M.T., Leppik I.E. Cost of refractory epilepsy in adults in the USA. Epilepsy Res 1996, 23:139-148.
5. Sample P.L., Ferguson P.L., Wagner J.L., Pickelsimer E.E., Selassie A.W. Experiences of persons with epilepsy and their families as they look for medical and community care: a focus group study from South Carolina. Epilepsy Behav 2006, 9:649-662.
6. DeNavas-Walt C., Proctor B.D., Smith J.C. U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, P60-235, income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States: 2007 [Internet] Accessed on: 2011 July 12. Available from:. http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p60-235.pdf.
7. Fisher R.S., Vickrey B.G., Gibson P., et al. The impact of epilepsy from the patient's perspective: II. Views about therapy and health care. Epilepsy Res 2000, 41:53-61.
8. Kobau R., Zahran H., Grant D., Thurman D.J., Price P.H., Zack M.M. Prevalence of active epilepsy and health-related quality of life among adults with self-reported epilepsy in California: California Health Interview Survey, 2003. Epilepsia 2007, 48:1904-1913.
9. Fisher R.S., Vickrey B.G., Gibson P., et al. The impact of epilepsy from the patient's perspective: I. Descriptions and subjective perceptions. Epilepsy Res 2000, 41:39-51.
10. Kobau R., Zahran H., Thurman D.J., et al. Epilepsy surveillance among adults-19 States, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005. MMWR Surveill Summ 2008, 57:1-20.
11. Begley C.E., Basu R., Reynolds T., et al. Sociodemographic disparities in epilepsy care: results from the Houston/New York City health care use and outcomes study. Epilepsia 2009, 50:1040-1050.
12. McClelland S., Guo H., Okuyemi K.S. Racial disparities in the surgical management of intractable temporal lobe epilepsy in the United States: a population-based analysis. Arch Neurol 2010, 67:577-583.
13. McClelland S., Curran C.C., Davey C.S., Okuyemi K.S. Intractable pediatric temporal lobe epilepsy in the United States: examination of race, age, sex, and insurance status as factors predicting receipt of resective treatment. J Neurosurg 2007, 107(6 Suppl.):469-473.
14. Asplin B.R., Rhodes K.V., Levy H., et al. Insurance status and access to urgent ambulatory care follow-up appointments. JAMA 2005, 294:1248-1254.
15. Resneck J., Pletcher M.J., Lozano N. Medicare, Medicaid, and access to dermatologists: the effect of patient insurance on appointment access and wait times. J Am Acad Dermatol 2004, 50:85-92.
16. Minden S.L., Hoaglin D.C., Hadden L., Frankel D., Robbins T., Perloff J. Access to and utilization of neurologists by people with multiple sclerosis. Neurology 2008, 70:1141-1149.
17. Iezzoni L.I., Ngo L.H., Kinkel R.P. Working-age persons with multiple sclerosis and access to disease-modifying medications. Mult Scler 2008, 14:112-122.
18. Shabas D., Heffner M. Multiple sclerosis management for low-income minorities. Mult Scler 2005, 11:635-640.
19. Yoon D., Frick K.D., Carr D.A., Austin J.K. Economic impact of epilepsy in the United States. Epilepsia 2009, 50:2186-2191.
20. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality MEPS HC-113: 2007 Full Year Consolidated Data File. [Internet] [cited 2011 July 12]. Available from:. http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data/pufs/h113/h113doc.pdf.
21. Zuvekas S., Olin G. Validating the collection of separately billed doctor expenditures for hospital services: results from the Medicare-MEPS Validation Study. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Working Paper No. 08004 [Internet] 2008, Accessed on: 2011 July 12. Available from:. http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/workingpapers/wp_08004.pdf.
22. Machlin S., Cohen J., Elixhauser A., Beauregard K., Steiner C. Sensitivity of household reported medical conditions in the medical expenditure panel survey. Med Care 2009, 47:618-625.
23. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality MEPS HC-112: 2007 medical conditions documentation [Internet] Accessed on: 2011 July 12. Available from:. http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data/pufs/h112/h112doc.shtml.
24. Machlin S.R., Chowdhury S.R., Ezzati-Rice T., et al. Methodology Report #24: estimation procedures for the 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component [Internet] Accessed on: 2011 July 12. Available from:. http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/mr24/mr24.shtml.
25. Farhidvash F., Singh P., Abou-Khalil B., Arain A. Patients visiting the emergency room for seizures: insurance status and clinic follow-up. Seizure 2009, 18:644-647.
26. Begley C.E., Behan P., Seo M. Who uses hospital emergency rooms? Evidence from Houston/Harris County Texas. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2010, 21:606-616.
27. Tang N., Stein J., Hsia R.Y., Maselli J.H., Gonzales R. Trends and characteristics of US emergency department visits, 1997-2007. JAMA 2010, 304:664-670.
28. Halpern M.T., Chen A.Y., Marlow N.S., Ward E. Disparities in receipt of lymph node biopsy among early-stage female breast cancer patients. Ann Surg Oncol 2009, 16:563-570.
29. Shih Y.C., Elting L.S., Halpern M.T. Factors associated with immunotherapy use among newly diagnosed cancer patients. Med Care 2009, 47:948-958.
30. Ward E., Halpern M., Schrag N., et al. Association of insurance with cancer care utilization and outcomes. CA Cancer J Clin 2008, 58:9-31.
31. Penson D.F., Stoddard M.L., Pasta D.J., Lubeck D.P., Flanders S.C., Litwin M.S. The association between socioeconomic status, health insurance coverage, and quality of life in men with prostate cancer. J Clin Epidemiol 2001, 54:350-358.
32. Benoit S.R., Fleming R., Philis-Tsimikas A., Ji M. Predictors of glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal study. BMC Public Health 2005, 5:36.
33. Shen J.J., Washington E.L. Disparities in outcomes among patients with stroke associated with insurance status. Stroke 2007, 38:1010-1016.
34. Shafi S., Marquez de la Plata C., Diaz-Arrastia R., et al. Racial disparities in long-term functional outcome after traumatic brain injury. J Trauma 2007, 63:1263-1268.
35. Einarsdóttir K., Preen D.B., Emery J.D., Holman C.D. Regular primary care decreases the likelihood of mortality in older people with epilepsy. Med Care 2010, 48:472-476.
36. Vickrey B.G., Shapiro M.F. Disparities research in neurology: an urgent need. Nat Rev Neurol 2009, 5:184-185.
37. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. MEPS HC-085E: 2004 Emergency Room Visits [Internet] Accessed on: 2011 July 12. Available from:. http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data/pufs/h85e/h85edoc.shtml.