2022
Measures of Financial Hardship From Health Care Expenses Among Families With a Member With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the US
Wang SY, Valero-Elizondo J, Cainzos-Achirica M, Desai NR, Nasir K, Khera R. Measures of Financial Hardship From Health Care Expenses Among Families With a Member With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the US. JAMA Health Forum 2022, 3: e221962. PMID: 35977226, PMCID: PMC9308060, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFinancial hardshipFinancial burdenPocket medical expensesMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyHealth care expensesHigher incomePanel SurveyHealth careCare expensesFinancial consequencesHealth care costsForgone carePublic insuranceMedical billsSubstantial financial burdenMedical expensesIncomeDisparate measuresHardshipCare costsRepresentative surveySubjective measuresComprehensive frameworkExpenseInsurance
2021
Financial Hardship From Medical Bills Among Adults With Chronic Liver Diseases: National Estimates From the United States
Lago‐Hernandez C, Nguyen NH, Khera R, Loomba R, Asrani SK, Singh S. Financial Hardship From Medical Bills Among Adults With Chronic Liver Diseases: National Estimates From the United States. Hepatology 2021, 74: 1509-1522. PMID: 33772833, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic liver diseaseCost-Related Nonadherence to Medications Among US Adults With Chronic Liver Diseases
Lago-Hernandez C, Nguyen NH, Khera R, Loomba R, Asrani SK, Singh S. Cost-Related Nonadherence to Medications Among US Adults With Chronic Liver Diseases. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2021, 96: 2639-2650. PMID: 34120754, PMCID: PMC8492496, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.02.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOut‐of‐pocket Annual Health Expenditures and Financial Toxicity from Healthcare Costs in Patients with Heart Failure in the United States
Wang SY, Valero‐Elizondo J, Ali H, Pandey A, Cainzos‐Achirica M, Krumholz HM, Nasir K, Khera R. Out‐of‐pocket Annual Health Expenditures and Financial Toxicity from Healthcare Costs in Patients with Heart Failure in the United States. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e022164. PMID: 33998273, PMCID: PMC8483501, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreater risk-adjusted oddsRisk-adjusted oddsHeart failureMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyCatastrophic financial burdenPocket healthcare expensesHigh financial burdenFinancial toxicityHealthcare expensesFinancial burdenHealthcare costsCatastrophic burdenMajor public health burdenLow-income familiesBackground Heart failurePublic health burdenInsurance premiumsPanel SurveyPocket healthcare costsAnnual health expenditureWorld Health OrganizationConclusions PatientsHealth insurance premiumsPocket healthcare expenditureHealth burden
2020
Association Between Sociodemographic Determinants and Disparities in Stroke Symptom Awareness Among US Young Adults
Mszar R, Mahajan S, Valero-Elizondo J, Yahya T, Sharma R, Grandhi GR, Khera R, Virani SS, Lichtman J, Khan SU, Cainzos-Achirica M, Vahidy FS, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Association Between Sociodemographic Determinants and Disparities in Stroke Symptom Awareness Among US Young Adults. Stroke 2020, 51: 3552-3561. PMID: 33100188, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.031137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health Interview SurveyCommon stroke symptomsStroke symptomsHealth Interview SurveyYoung adultsUS young adultsSymptom awarenessFocused public health interventionsInterview SurveyStroke symptom awarenessHigh-risk characteristicsPublic health interventionsArms/legsCertain sociodemographic subgroupsLow education levelStroke incidenceSevere headacheSingle symptomStudy populationTimely diagnosisHigher oddsStroke rateHispanic ethnicityGeneral populationSociodemographic determinantsBurden and Consequences of Financial Hardship From Medical Bills Among Nonelderly Adults With Diabetes Mellitus in the United States
Caraballo C, Valero-Elizondo J, Khera R, Mahajan S, Grandhi GR, Virani SS, Mszar R, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Burden and Consequences of Financial Hardship From Medical Bills Among Nonelderly Adults With Diabetes Mellitus in the United States. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2020, 13: e006139. PMID: 32069093, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.006139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsBlack or African AmericanComorbidityCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes MellitusFemaleFinancing, PersonalFood SupplyHealth Care CostsHealth Care SurveysHealth ExpendituresHealth Services AccessibilityHumansIncomeMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedPatient ComplianceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsDiabetes mellitusMedical billsHigher oddsMedical careNational Health Interview Survey dataHealth Interview Survey dataCost-related medication nonadherenceHigher comorbidity burdenCost-related nonadherenceSelf-reported diagnosisNon-Hispanic blacksInterview Survey dataFinancial hardshipMedication nonadherenceMean ageNonmedical needsHigh prevalenceMellitusMultivariate analysisPocket expenditureFood insecurityNonadherenceHigh financial distressPatientsAdults
2019
Association of Income Disparities with Patient-Reported Healthcare Experience
Okunrintemi V, Khera R, Spatz ES, Salami JA, Valero-Elizondo J, Warraich HJ, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Pawlik TM, Dharmarajan K, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Association of Income Disparities with Patient-Reported Healthcare Experience. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 884-892. PMID: 30783877, PMCID: PMC6544715, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04848-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient healthcare experienceHealthcare experiencesHigher oddsMedical Expenditure Panel Survey cohortHealthcare providersRepresentative US adult populationUS adult populationTimes higher oddsQuality of careTimes greater oddsLow incomePoor healthcare experiencesRetrospective studyPatient incomePatient levelPatient reportsUS adultsProvider satisfactionGreater oddsPatientsHealth outcomesSurvey cohortAdult populationStudy participantsAspects of access
2018
Association of Out-of-Pocket Annual Health Expenditures With Financial Hardship in Low-Income Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States
Khera R, Valero-Elizondo J, Okunrintemi V, Saxena A, Das SR, de Lemos JA, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Association of Out-of-Pocket Annual Health Expenditures With Financial Hardship in Low-Income Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States. JAMA Cardiology 2018, 3: 729-738. PMID: 29971325, PMCID: PMC6143078, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.1813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatastrophic financial burdenLow-income familiesPocket health care expensesHigh financial burdenMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyHealth care expensesFamily incomeFinancial burdenPanel SurveyHealth expensesMean annual family incomePocket expensesCare expensesFinancial hardshipAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseLow incomePocket health expensesAssociation of OutAnnual family incomeFederal poverty limitHigh-income familiesAnnual health expenditureLow-income adultsInsurance premiumsHealth expenditure
2017
Burden of Catastrophic Health Expenditures for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Among Uninsured in the United States
Khera R, Hong JC, Saxena A, Arrieta A, Virani SS, Blankstein R, de Lemos JA, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Burden of Catastrophic Health Expenditures for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Among Uninsured in the United States. Circulation 2017, 137: 408-410. PMID: 29133601, PMCID: PMC5780190, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.030128.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth ExpendituresHealth Services AccessibilityHospital ChargesHospital CostsHumansIncomeMaleMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActProcess Assessment, Health CareStrokeTime FactorsUnited StatesYoung Adult