The Financial Impact of Genetic Diseases in a Pediatric Accountable Care Organization

Background: Previous studies revealed patients with genetic disease have more frequent and longer hospitalizations and therefore higher healthcare costs. To understand the financial impact of genetic disease on a pediatric accountable care organization (ACO), we analyzed medical claims from 2014 pro...

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Main Authors: Katherine E. Miller, Richard Hoyt, Steve Rust, Rachel Doerschuk, Yungui Huang, Simon M. Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00058/full