Michel Farah1, Maya Abdallah1, Heidi Szalai2, Robert Berry3, Tara Lagu4, Peter K Lindenauer4, Quinn R Pack5. 1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate, Springfield. 2. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. 3. Division of Preventive Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI. 4. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate, Springfield; Institute for Healthcare Delivery and Population Science, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate, Springfield. 5. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate, Springfield; Institute for Healthcare Delivery and Population Science, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate, Springfield; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Electronic address: Quinn.PackMD@baystatehealth.org.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between cost sharing and adherence to cardiac rehabilitation (CR). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We collected detailed cost-sharing information for patients enrolled in CR at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, including the presence (or absence) and amounts of co-pays and deductibles. We evaluated the association between cost sharing and the total number of CR sessions attended as well as the influence of household income on CR attendance. RESULTS: In 2015, 603 patients enrolled in CR had complete cost-sharing information. In total, 235 (39%) had some form of cost sharing. Of these, 192 (82%) had co-pays (median co-pay, $20; interquartile range [IQR], $10-$32) and 79 (34%) had an unmet deductible (median, $500; IQR, $250-$1800). The presence of any amount or form of cost sharing was associated with 6 fewer sessions of CR (16; IQR, 4-36 vs 10; IQR, 4-27; P<.001). Patients hospitalized in November or December with deductibles that renewed in January attended 4.5 fewer sessions of CR (8.5; IQR, 3.25-12.50 vs 13; IQR, 5.25-36.00; P=.049). After adjustment for differences in baseline characteristics, every $10 increase in co-pay was associated with 1.5 (95% CI, -2.3 to -0.7) fewer sessions of CR (P<.001). Household income did not moderate these relationships. CONCLUSION: Cost sharing was associated with lower CR attendance and exhibited a dose-response relationship such that higher cost sharing was associated with lower CR attendance. Given that CR is cost-effective and underutilized, insurance companies and other payers should reevaluate their cost-sharing policies for CR.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between cost sharing and adherence to cardiac rehabilitation (CR). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We collected detailed cost-sharing information for patients enrolled in CR at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, including the presence (or absence) and amounts of co-pays and deductibles. We evaluated the association between cost sharing and the total number of CR sessions attended as well as the influence of household income on CR attendance. RESULTS: In 2015, 603 patients enrolled in CR had complete cost-sharing information. In total, 235 (39%) had some form of cost sharing. Of these, 192 (82%) had co-pays (median co-pay, $20; interquartile range [IQR], $10-$32) and 79 (34%) had an unmet deductible (median, $500; IQR, $250-$1800). The presence of any amount or form of cost sharing was associated with 6 fewer sessions of CR (16; IQR, 4-36 vs 10; IQR, 4-27; P<.001). Patients hospitalized in November or December with deductibles that renewed in January attended 4.5 fewer sessions of CR (8.5; IQR, 3.25-12.50 vs 13; IQR, 5.25-36.00; P=.049). After adjustment for differences in baseline characteristics, every $10 increase in co-pay was associated with 1.5 (95% CI, -2.3 to -0.7) fewer sessions of CR (P<.001). Household income did not moderate these relationships. CONCLUSION: Cost sharing was associated with lower CR attendance and exhibited a dose-response relationship such that higher cost sharing was associated with lower CR attendance. Given that CR is cost-effective and underutilized, insurance companies and other payers should reevaluate their cost-sharing policies for CR.
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