Analysis of Hospital Trauma Center Charges for Commercially Insured Patients in the United States
< .001) after excluding the facility charge for trauma activation. Our findings indicate that TCs bill more for trauma injury patients - a premium that cannot be fully explained by patient case mix or the trauma activation charge.
Authors
- Ayae Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3300-8001)
- Glenn Melnick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2623-2278)
- Elena Andreyeva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8644-4264)
- Oluwayomi Akintola
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- SVT Associates (United States) (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Care Research and Review
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10775587261439676
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Arnold Ventures