Effect of High-deductible insurance on high-acuity outcomes in diabetes: A natural experiment for translation in diabetes (NEXT-D) study

Diabetes Care

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 940-948

  Wharam, J Frank ^a   Zhang, Fang ^a   Eggleston, Emma M ^b   Lu, Christine Y ^a   Soumerai, Stephen B ^a   Ross Degnan, Dennis ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEIGHBORHOOD; SCHOOL CHILD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; COST; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; POVERTY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85046128121     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc17-1183     Document Type: Article

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