Costs and Healthcare Utilization of Heart Disease by COVID-19 Diagnosis and Race and Ethnicity
The study's findings showed that costs and healthcare utilization associated with heart disease are substantial in all racial and ethnic groups and the highest among non-Hispanic Black individuals. Furthermore, individuals with a COVID-19 diagnosis had approximately 2 times higher costs associated with heart disease than individuals without a COVID-19 diagnosis.
Authors
- Lisa M. Pollack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6659-3967)
- Jun Soo Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3432-6466)
- Feijun Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7132-2854)
- Yufeng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8702-5291)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (UG)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AJPM Focus
- Published
- 2024-10-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focus.2024.100285
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention