Medical Costs and Productivity Losses of Atrial Fibrillation Among US Privately Insured Employees
In this cross-sectional study of privately insured employees, AF was associated with $11 393 in higher medical costs per person, with outpatient care accounting for the largest share, and $840 in higher productivity losses per person. These findings underscore the need to improve outpatient treatment and reduce AF-related workplace disruptions for working-age adults.
Authors
- Jun Soo Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3432-6466)
- Omoye Imoisili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7075-6303)
- Ashutosh Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6680-7235)
- Feijun Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7132-2854)
- Han Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7977-9616)
- Sein Kim
- Yu Wang
- Utibe R. Essien
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Georgia State University (US)
- Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior (US)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.59227
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00