Open AccessCosts Associated With Multimorbidity Among VA Patients
Author(s) -
Jean Yoon,
Donna M. Zulman,
Jennifer Y. Scott,
Matthew L. Maciejewski
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000061
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency medicine , diabetes mellitus , health care , medical prescription , ambulatory care , cohort , stroke (engine) , heart failure , veterans affairs , multimorbidity , disease , comorbidity , depression (economics) , mechanical engineering , endocrinology , engineering , economics , pharmacology , macroeconomics , economic growth
Multimorbidity (the presence of multiple chronic conditions) is associated with high levels of healthcare utilization and associated costs. We investigated the association between number of chronic conditions and costs of care for nonelderly and elderly Veterans Affairs (VA) patients, and estimated mean VA healthcare costs for the most prevalent and most costly combinations of 3 conditions (triads).