Open AccessManaging Medicare’s HIV Caseload in the Era of Suppressive Therapy
Author(s) -
David Gilden,
Joanna Kubisiak,
Daniel Gilden
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.063636
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cohort , demography , population , health care , gerontology , medical record , diabetes mellitus , family medicine , environmental health , endocrinology , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
The 1996 introduction of antiretroviral medications changed Medicare's role in providing HIV care. We analyzed Medicare's patient database in an effort to document the new HIV therapies' effects on expenditures and outcomes.