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ArticleJournal of hospital medicine2026

Hospitalization costs associated with as-needed blood pressure medication use in the Veterans Healthcare System.

Seonkyeong Yang, Anders Westanmo, Mark Bounthavong, Ronald Shorr, Haesuk Park, Weihsuan Lo-Ciganic, Muna Canales

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Seonkyeong YangResearch Service, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Anders WestanmoMinneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Mark BounthavongHealth Economics Resource Center (HERC), VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Menlo Park, California, USA.
Ronald ShorrGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1457-4668
Haesuk ParkDepartment of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Weihsuan Lo-CiganicDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, and Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Muna CanalesMedical Service, Research Service and Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8162-1348

Funding

De-Implementing Fall Prevention Alarms in HospitalsR01AG073408 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI MCNETT, MOLLY, SHORR, RONALD I · 2022 to 2025
$2.0M
HSRD VA I01 HX002191HSRD VA I21 HX003553NIA NIH HHS R01 AG073408VA Health Services Research and Development HX003553-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As-needed blood pressure (BP) medication used to treat asymptomatic BP elevations in the hospital may be harmful. However, its association with hospitalization costs remains unknown. We conducted a retrospective cohort study with target trial emulation and propensity-score matching to compare the total and subtype hospitalization costs for those who received as-needed BP medication (YES) versus not (NO) during a Veterans Affairs hospital stay between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2020. After matching (n = 25,455 per group), the as-needed YES group had a longer length of stay compared to the NO group. Hospitalizations in the YES group were associated with higher total and subtype hospitalization costs compared to the NO group. Similarly, individuals in the YES group had higher daily total hospital costs compared to the NO group, driven primarily by increased nursing and surgery costs. Our findings suggest that the expenditure implications of as-needed BP medication use merit further investigation.

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Antihypertensive AgentsHospital CostsHospitalizationHospitals, VeteransHypertensionAgedBlood PressureFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsAntihypertensive Agents

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PMID40439266
PMCPMC12312693

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