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Rural/urban differences in health care utilization and costs by perinatal depression status among commercial enrollees.
- Source :
- Journal of Rural Health; Jan2024, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p26-63, 38p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Purpose: To understand differences in health care utilization and medical expenditures by perinatal depression (PND) status during pregnancy and 1‐year postpartum overall and by rural/urban status. Methods: We estimated differences in health care utilization and medical expenditures by PND status for individuals with an inpatient live‐birth delivery in 2017, continuously enrolled in commercial insurance from 3 months before pregnancy through 1‐year postpartum (study period), using MarketScan Commercial Claims data. Multivariable regression was used to examine differences by rurality. Findings: Ten percent of commercially insured individuals had claims with PND. A smaller proportion of rural (8.7%) versus urban residents (10.0%) had a depression diagnosis (p < 0.0001). Of those with PND, a smaller proportion of rural (5.5%) versus urban residents (9.6%) had a depression claim 3 months before pregnancy (p < 0.0001). Compared with urban residents, rural residents had greater differences by PND status in total inpatient days (rural: 0.7, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.6–0.9 vs. urban: 0.5, 95% CI: 0.5–0.6) and emergency department (ED) visits (rural: 0.7, 95% CI: 0.6–0.9 vs. urban: 0.5, 95% CI: 0.4–0.5), but a smaller difference by PND status in the number of outpatient visits (rural: 9.2, 95% CI: 8.2–10.2 vs. urban: 13.1, 95% CI: 12.7–13.5). Differences in expenditures for inpatient services by PND status differed by rural/urban status (rural: $2654; 95% CI: $1823–$3485 vs. urban: $1786; 95% CI: $1445–$2127). Conclusions: Commercially insured rural residents had more utilization for inpatient and ED services and less utilization for outpatient services. Rural locations can present barriers to evidence‐based care to address PND. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MEDICAL economics
POSTPARTUM depression
CONFIDENCE intervals
HOSPITAL emergency services
RURAL conditions
MULTIVARIATE analysis
MEDICAL care
MEDICAL care costs
HEALTH insurance reimbursement
MENTAL depression
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
METROPOLITAN areas
PERINATAL period
INSURANCE
OUTPATIENT services in hospitals
PREGNANCY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0890765X
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Rural Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174345722
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12775