“Catastrophic health expenses are an important factor for physicians to consider, and should be thought of as an adverse effect when hospitalization is required for uninsured patients in the United States,” said Jonathan C. Hong, M.D., first author of the study that analyzed hospitalization expenses for CABG and a cardiac surgery resident at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
“The majority of uninsured patients undergoing CABG will experience significant financial hardships that are often unexpected and difficult to plan for,” Hong said. “Health policy that expands insurance coverage can help mitigate the economic burden for this life-saving procedure among this patient population.”
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“Although there is still a substantial number of people who are uninsured, the Affordable Care Act increased the number of people who do have insurance. Therefore, the number of people at risk for catastrophic healthcare expenses may have declined. The law also improves the ability to get insurance for people with medical illnesses given its protections for patients with pre-existing conditions,” said Khera
Co-authors of the heart attack and stroke study are Hong, Anshul Saxena, Ph.D., M.P.H., Alejandro Arrieta, Ph.D., Salim S. Virani, Ph.D., Ron Blankstein, M.D., James A. de Lemos, M.D., Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D. and Khurram Nasir, M.D.
Co-authors of the CABG study are Khera, Anshul Saxena, Ph.D., M.P.H., Alejandro Arrieta, Ph.D., Salim S. Virani, Ph.D., Ron Blankstein, M.D., Glenn J.R. Whitman, M.D., Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., and Khurram Nasir, M.D. Author disclosures are on the abstracts.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences funded the heart attack and stroke study.
Note: Scientific presentation time for Dr. Khera’s study (293) is at 5:45 p.m. PT, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017 in room 213B (Main Building). Scientific presentation time for Dr. Hong’s study (T5082) is at 1:30 p.m. PT, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 in the Clinical III Section, Science and Technology Hall
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