Burden of rheumatoid arthritis among US Medicare population: co-morbidities, health-care resource utilization and costs

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Authors

Chieh-I Chen · Regeneron (United States)

Hüseyin Yüce · New York City College of Technology

Kristine Phillips · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Abstract

Among US Medicare patients, those with an RA diagnosis had a significantly greater burden of co-morbidities, HCRU and costs compared with a matched cohort without RA.

Topics & Keywords

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Hepatitis C virus research Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent work and economic growth

Publication Details

Published in: Rheumatology Advances in Practice

Volume 2, Issue 1, pp. rky005-rky005

DOI: 10.1093/rap/rky005

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