Out-of-Pocket Costs and Potential Surprise Bills for Tracheostomy in Commercially Insured Patients
Patients undergoing tracheostomy have significant exposure to OOP costs, predominantly attributable to coinsurance, with potential surprise bills representing an additional source of cost exposure. These findings highlight the need for financial counseling and policy reform to reduce patient cost burdens.
Authors
- Jasdeep S. Kler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1259-0055)
- Vinciya Pandian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2260-1080)
- Michael Joel Brenner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4926-0957)
- David P. Goldenberg
- Karan R. Chhabra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6620-8777)
- Chamila D. Perera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7115-618X)
- Nicholas R. Lenze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2126-6663)
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- New York University (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tracheostomy Official Journal of the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.62905/001c.147777
- Primary Topic
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centralized Otolaryngology Research Efforts
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences