Is the Future of Cleft Care Financially Sustainable? An Economic Analysis of Inflation-Adjusted Reimbursements
Inflation-adjusted reimbursement rates for cleft lip and palate repair have significantly decreased in contrast to the annual growth in U.S. CPI. These findings show a potential lack of financial sustainability for surgical cleft care, indicating the need for healthcare policy reform.
Authors
- Diego A. Gomez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7818-3546)
- Brooke French (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8810-8790)
- David Y. Khechoyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2362-9664)
- Phuong D. Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2116-902X)
- David Woodbridge Mathes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4388-1373)
- Jacob B. Hammond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9224-1255)
- Skyler K. Palmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1167-5352)
- Jasmine Chaij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2771-7071)
- Anna D. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2865-3869)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656251322608
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82