Open AccessThe Increasing Financial Burden of Outpatient Elective Surgery for the Privately Insured
Author(s) -
Jessica I. Billig,
Wen-Ching Lan,
Kevin C. Chung,
ChangFu Kuo,
Erika D. Sears
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0000000000004201
Subject(s) - medicine , payment , ambulatory , liberian dollar , cost sharing , health care , finance , emergency medicine , surgery , business , economics , nursing , economic growth
To examine temporal trends of OOP expenses, total payments, facility fees, and professional fees for outpatient surgery.