View the peer-reviewed version (peerj.com/articles/587), which is the preferred citable publication unless you specifically need to cite this preprint.Park MD, Bhattacharya J, Park K. 2014. Differences in healthcare expenditures for inflammatory bowel disease by insurance status, income, and clinical care setting. PeerJ 2:e587 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.587Di ff e r e n c e s i n h e a l t h c a r e e x p e n d i t u r e s f o r i n fl a mma t o r y b o we l d i s e a s e b y i n s u r a n c e s t a t u s , i n c o me , a n d c l i n i c a l c a r e s e t t i n g Ba c k g r o u n d : S o c i o e c o n o mi c f a c t o r s a n d i n s u r a n c e s t a t u s h a v e n o t b e e n c o r r e l a t e d wi t h d i ff e r e n t i a l u s e o f h e a l t h c a r e s e r v i c e s i n i n fl a mma t o r y b o we l d i s e a s e ( I B D) . Ai m: T o d e s c r i b e I B D-r e l a t e d e x p e n d i t u r e s b a s e d o n i n s u r a n c e a n d h o u s e h o l d i n c o me wi t h t h e u s e o f i n p a t i e n t , o u t p a t i e n t , e me r g e n c y , a n d o ffi c e -b a s e d s e r v i c e s , a n d p r e s c r
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i v i d u a l s wi t h Cr o h n ' s d i s e a s e ( CD) o r u l c e r a t i v e c o l i t i s ( UC) . Na t i o n a l l ywe i g h t e d me a n s , p r o p o r t i o n s , a n d mu l t i v a r i a t e r e g r e s s i o n mo d e l s e x a mi n e d t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t we e n i n c o me a n d i n s u r a n c e s t a t u s wi t h e x p e n d i t u r e s . Re s u l t s : A n n u a l p e r c a p i t a me a n e x p e n d i t u r e s f o r CD, UC, a n d a l l I B D we r e $ 1 0 , 3 6 4 ( N= 2 3 8 ) , $ 7 , 8 2 7 ( N= 9 5 ) , a n d $ 9 , 5 2 8 , r e s p e c t i v e l y , s i g n i fi c a n t l y h i g h e r t h a n n o n -I B D ( $ 4 , 3 1 4 , N= 2 7 6 , 3 7 2 , p < 0 . 0 5 ) . P u b l i c l y i n s u r e d p a t i e n t s i n c u r r e d t h e h i g h e s t c o s t s ( $ 1 8 , 0 6 7 ) , o v e r p r i v a t e l y i n s u r e d ( $ 8 , 0 1 4 , p < 0 . 0 5 ) o r u n i n s u r e d p a t i e n t s ( $ 5 , 1 2 9 , p < 0 .
5 ) . A mo n g a l l I B D p a t i e n t s , i n p a t i e n t c a r e c o mp o s e d t h e h i g h e s t p r o p o r t i o n o f c o s t s ( $ 3 , 3 9 2 , p < . 5 ) . I n p a t i e n t c o s t s we r e d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e l y h i g h e rf o r p u b l i c l y i n s u r e d p a t i e n t s . P u b l i c i n s u r a n c e h a d h i g h e r o d d s o f t o t a l c o s t s t h a n p r i v a t e ( OR 2 . 1 3 , CI 1 . 0 8 -4 . 1 9 ) o r n o i n s u r a n c e ( OR 4 . 9 4 , CI 1 . 2 6 -1 9 . 4 7 ) , wi t h i n c r e a s e d o d d s f o r i n p a t i e n t a n d e me r g e n c y c a r e . P r i v a t e i n s u r a n c e h a d h i g h e r c o s t s a s s o c i a t e d wi t h o u t p a t i e n t c a r e , o ffi c e -b a s e d c a r e , a n d p r e s c r i b e d me d i c i n e s ....