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. 2021 Mar:23:155-162.
doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2020.12.002. Epub 2020 Dec 15.

Medical expenditures for hypertensive disorders during pregnancy that resulted in a live birth among privately insured women

Rui Li  1 , Elena V Kuklina  2 , Elizabeth C Ailes  3 , Sundar S Shrestha  4 , Scott D Grosse  3 , Jing Fang  5 , Guijing Wang  5 , Jessica Leung  6 , Wanda D Barfield  2 , Shanna Cox  2
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Medical expenditures for hypertensive disorders during pregnancy that resulted in a live birth among privately insured women

Rui Li et al. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the excess maternal health services utilization and direct maternal medical expenditures associated with hypertensive disorders during pregnancy and one year postpartum among women with private insurance in the United States.

Study design: We used 2008-2014 IBM MarketScan® Commercial Databases to identify women aged 15-44 who had a pregnancy resulting in live birth during 1/1/09-12/31/13 and were continuously enrolled with non-capitated or partially capitated coverage from 12 months before pregnancy through 12 months after delivery. Hypertensive disorders identified by diagnosis codes were categorized into three mutually exclusive types: preeclampsia and eclampsia, chronic hypertension, and gestational hypertension. Multivariate negative binomial and generalized linear models were used to estimate service utilization and expenditures, respectively.

Main outcome measures: Per person excess health services utilization and medical expenditures during pregnancy and one year postpartum associated with hypertensive disorders (in 2014 US dollars).

Results: Women with preeclampsia and eclampsia, chronic hypertension, and gestational hypertension had $9,389, $6,041, and $2,237 higher mean medical expenditures compared to women without hypertensive disorders ($20,252), respectively (ps < 0.001). One-third (36%) of excess expenditure associated with hypertensive disorders during pregnancy was attributable to outpatient services.

Conclusions: Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy were associated with significantly higher health services utilization and medical expenditures among privately insured women with hypertensive disorders. Medical expenditures varied by types of hypertensive disorders. Stakeholders can use this information to assess the potential economic benefits of interventions that prevent these conditions or their complications.

Keywords: Claims; Health care cost; Hypertensive disorders; Payment; Pregnancy.

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