Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2024
Financial hardship and cost-related nonadherence to medication in patients with liver disease in the United States.
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Kim Donghee, Manikat Richie, Wijarnpreecha Karn, Ahmed Aijaz
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BACKGROUND: Economic hardship associated with chronic liver disease (CLD) may delay timely access to healthcare.
AIM: To estimate the national burden of financial hardship across the spectrum of CLD in the United States (US) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis was performed using the 2020-2021 US National Health Interview Survey database. The questionnaire defined financial hardship from medical bills and cost-related nonadherence to medications in patients with CLD. We used weighted survey analysis to obtain the national estimates.
RESULTS: While 6.9% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 6.7%-7.2%) out of 60,689 US adults (weighted sample: 251 million) reported financial hardship and inability to pay medical bills; 10.6% (95% CI: 8.3%-13.4%), 18.2% (95% CI: 14.5%-22.6%), 22.6% (95% CI: 11.0%-41.0%) with hepatitis, CLD/cirrhosis, and liver cancer experienced an inability to pay their medical bills due to financial hardship, respectively. 19.8% (95% CI: 15.9%-24.5%) and 23.3% (95% CI: 12.5%-39.3%) with CLD/cirrhosis and liver cancer, respectively experienced cost-related nonadherence to medications, compared to a tenth of US adults (10.7%, 95% CI: 10.3%-11.2%). CLD/cirrhosis demonstrated an independent association with financial hardship from medical bills and cost-related nonadherence to medications. Overall, these disparities were more pronounced in individuals aged <65 years old. In addition, over 40% of individuals with CLD/cirrhosis reported difficulties accessing medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. CLD/cirrhosis showed an independent association with difficulties accessing medical care due to COVID-19.
CONCLUSIONS: Financial hardship from medical bills and cost-related nonadherence to medication can negatively impact individuals with CLD and need further evaluation.
AIM: To estimate the national burden of financial hardship across the spectrum of CLD in the United States (US) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis was performed using the 2020-2021 US National Health Interview Survey database. The questionnaire defined financial hardship from medical bills and cost-related nonadherence to medications in patients with CLD. We used weighted survey analysis to obtain the national estimates.
RESULTS: While 6.9% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 6.7%-7.2%) out of 60,689 US adults (weighted sample: 251 million) reported financial hardship and inability to pay medical bills; 10.6% (95% CI: 8.3%-13.4%), 18.2% (95% CI: 14.5%-22.6%), 22.6% (95% CI: 11.0%-41.0%) with hepatitis, CLD/cirrhosis, and liver cancer experienced an inability to pay their medical bills due to financial hardship, respectively. 19.8% (95% CI: 15.9%-24.5%) and 23.3% (95% CI: 12.5%-39.3%) with CLD/cirrhosis and liver cancer, respectively experienced cost-related nonadherence to medications, compared to a tenth of US adults (10.7%, 95% CI: 10.3%-11.2%). CLD/cirrhosis demonstrated an independent association with financial hardship from medical bills and cost-related nonadherence to medications. Overall, these disparities were more pronounced in individuals aged <65 years old. In addition, over 40% of individuals with CLD/cirrhosis reported difficulties accessing medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. CLD/cirrhosis showed an independent association with difficulties accessing medical care due to COVID-19.
CONCLUSIONS: Financial hardship from medical bills and cost-related nonadherence to medication can negatively impact individuals with CLD and need further evaluation.