Structure and Distribution of Health Care Costs across Age Groups of Patients with Multimorbidity in Lithuania.
Laura NedzinskienėElena JurevičienėŽydrūnė VisockienėAgnė UlytėRoma PuronaitėVytautas KasiulevičiusEdita KazėnaitėGreta BurneikaitėRokas NavickasPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
The highest proportion of health care expenses in patients with multimorbidity relates to hospitalization and reimbursed medications, increasing with age, but varies through different services. The study identifies the need to personalise the care of patients with multimorbidity in the primary-outpatient setting, aiming to reduce hospitalizations with proactive disease management.