Association of behavioral health factors and social determinants of health with high and persistently high healthcare costs

A high proportion of U.S. health care costs are attributable to a relatively small proportion of patients. Understanding behavioral and social factors that predict initial and persistent high costs for these “high utilizers” is critical for health policy-makers. This prospective observational study...

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Main Authors: Stacy Sterling, Felicia Chi, Constance Weisner, Richard Grant, Alix Pruzansky, Sandy Bui, Philip Madvig, Robert Pearl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221133551830113X