Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation and Health Care Costs in Older Community-Dwelling Adults: Importance of Functional Impairment and Frailty.
John T SchousboeLisa LangsetmoAllyson M KatsBrent C TaylorCynthia BoydDavid Van RiperDeborah M KadoWei Duan-PorterPeggy M CawthonKristine E EnsrudPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2024)
Total health care costs are higher for older community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries residing in the most socioeconomically deprived areas compared to the least deprived areas. This association was not significant after accounting for the higher prevalence of phenotypic frailty and functional impairments among residents of socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods.