Healthcare Costs for Insured Older U.S. Adults with Hearing Loss.

Annie N SimpsonKit N SimpsonJudy R Dubno

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2018)

We observed more than 20% higher total healthcare payments over 18 months for a group of insured individuals with HL regardless of insurance type or hearing services use, indicating that negative health-related effects of HL may increase healthcare use unrelated to HL. Thus, clinical care to ameliorate HL may improve overall health.

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