ArticleBMC health services research2018
The determinants of individual health care expenditures in prison: evidence from Switzerland.
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- Leprosy in a prison population: A new active search strategy and a prospective clinical analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- The Costs of Healthcare in Prison and Custody: Systematic Review of Current Estimates and Proposed Guidelines for Future Reporting.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Article
- Estimating Health Cost Repartition Among Diseases in the Presence of Multimorbidity.Health services research and managerial epidemiologyArticle
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backgroundPrison health systems are subject to increasing pressures given the specific health needs of a growing and aging prison population. Identifying the drivers of medical spending among incarcerated individuals is therefore key for health care governance in prisons. This study assesses the determinants of individual health care expenditures within the prisons of the canton of Vaud, a large region of Switzerland.
methodsWe use a unique dataset linking demographic and prison stay characteristics as well as objective measures of morbidity to detailed medical invoice data. We adopt a multivariate regression approach to model total, somatic and psychiatric outpatient health care expenditures.
resultsWe find that chronic infectious, musculoskeletal and skin diseases are strong predictors of total and somatic costs. Schizophrenia, neurotic and personality disorders as well as the abuse of illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals drive total and psychiatric costs. Furthermore, cumulating psychiatric and somatic comorbidities has an incremental effect on costs.
conclusionBy identifying the characteristics associated with health care expenditures in prison, this study constitutes a key step towards a more efficient use of medical resources in prison.
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