Long-haul COVID: healthcare utilization and medical expenditures 6 months post-diagnosis.
Antonios M KoumpiasDavid SchwartzmanOwen FlemingPublished in: BMC health services research (2022)
This study found that COVID-19 diagnosis was associated with increased healthcare utilization and costs over a six-month post-diagnosis period. These findings imply a prolonged burden to the US healthcare system from medical encounters of COVID-19 patients and increased spending.