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
Out‐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 burdenFinancial burden, distress, and toxicity in cardiovascular disease
Slavin SD, Khera R, Zafar SY, Nasir K, Warraich HJ. Financial burden, distress, and toxicity in cardiovascular disease. American Heart Journal 2021, 238: 75-84. PMID: 33961830, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular diseaseFinancial burdenCommunity Health Worker IntegrationHigh-risk individualsComparative effectiveness studiesNon-medical needsHigh-cost interventionsHigh-cost treatmentsCVD managementEffectiveness studiesHealth systemPsychological distressInsurance coverageHealthcare policyBurdenDistressDiseaseSystem navigationInterventionCommunity-based initiativesPatientsPhysicians
2020
Financial Hardship After Traumatic Injury: Risk Factors and Drivers of Out-of-Pocket Health Expenses
O'Neill KM, Jean RA, Gross CP, Becher RD, Khera R, Elizondo JV, Nasir K. Financial Hardship After Traumatic Injury: Risk Factors and Drivers of Out-of-Pocket Health Expenses. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 256: 1-12. PMID: 32663705, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesFamilyFemaleFinancial StressHealth ExpendituresHospitalizationHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInsurance, HealthMaleMiddle AgedPrescription DrugsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsTraumatic injuryOOP expensesPocket health expensesExcess financial burdenHealth expensesInpatient costsCatastrophic medical expensesFinancial burdenMultivariable logistic regression analysisMedical expensesHealth care factorsCostly medical conditionsCross-sectional studyMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyLogistic regression analysisPrescription drug costsFinancial hardshipHealth care systemFamily membersTrauma-related disordersPrimary outcomeCare factorsEmergency roomRisk factorsDrug costs
2018
Association Between Financial Burden, Quality of Life, and Mental Health Among Those With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States
Annapureddy A, Valero-Elizondo J, Khera R, Grandhi GR, Spatz ES, Dreyer RP, Desai NR, Krumholz HM, Nasir K. Association Between Financial Burden, Quality of Life, and Mental Health Among Those With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e005180. PMID: 30571331, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.005180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation 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