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ArticleBMC health services research2022

Medical costs and hospital utilization for hemophilia A and B urban inpatients in China: a national cross-sectional study.

Zhengwei Huang, Stephen Nicholas, Yong Yang, Xiaoping Chen, Elizabeth Maitland, Yong Ma, Xuefeng Shi

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Article in BMC health services research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Zhengwei HuangSchool of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Stephen NicholasAustralian National Institute of Management and Commerce, Eveleigh Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Yong YangMedical Device Regulatory Research and Evaluation Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiaoping ChenSchool of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Elizabeth MaitlandSchool of Management, University of Liverpool, Chatham Building, Chatham Street, L697ZH, Liverpool, England.
Yong MaNational Institute of Healthcare Security, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xuefeng ShiSchool of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China. shixuefeng981206@163.com.
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare · AUCapital Medical University · CNChatham University · USWest China Medical Center of Sichuan University · CN

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Abstract

backgroundHemophilia care in mainland China has been greatly improved since the establishment of the Hemophilia Treatment Center Collaborative Network of China (HTCCNC), and most of drugs for hemophilia have been covered by basic medical insurance schemes. This study assesses whether medical costs and hospital utilization disparities exist between hemophilia A and hemophilia B urban inpatients in China and, second, whether the prescription of coagulation factor concentrates for hemophilia A and hemophilia B inpatients was optimal, from the third payer perspective.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective nationwide analysis based on a 5% random sample from claims data of China Urban Employees' Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI) and Urban Residents' Basic Medical Insurance (URBMI) schemes from 2010 to 2016. Univariate analysis and multiple regression analysis based on a generalized linear model were conducted.

resultA total of 487 urban inpatients who had hemophilia were identified, including 407 inpatients with hemophilia A and 80 inpatients with hemophilia B. Total medical cost for hemophilia B inpatients was significantly higher than for hemophilia A inpatients (USD 2912.81 versus USD 1225.60, P < 0.05), and hemophilia B inpatients had a significantly longer length of hospital stay than hemophilia A inpatients (9.00 versus 7.00, P < 0.05). Total medical costs were mostly allocated to coagulation factor products (76.86-86.68%), with coagulation factor cost of hemophilia B significantly higher than hemophilia A (P < 0.05). Both hemophilia cohorts utilized greatest amount of plasma-derived Factor VIII, followed by recombinant Factor VIII and prothrombin complex concentrates.

conclusionsPatients with hemophilia B experienced significantly higher inpatient cost, coagulation factor cost and longer length of hospital stay than patients with hemophilia A. Our findings revealed the suboptimal use of coagulation factor concentrate drugs and a higher drug cost burden incurred by hemophilia B than hemophilia A inpatients. Our results call for efforts to strengthen drug regulatory management for hemophilia and to optimize medical insurance schemes according to hemophilia types.

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Hemophilia AChinaCross-Sectional StudiesHospitalsHumansInpatientsInsurance, HealthRetrospective StudiesHemophiliaHospital utilizationMedical costUrban China

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