Differences in health care spending and utilization among older frail adults in high-income countries: ICCONIC hip fracture persona.
Irene PapanicolasJose F FigueroaAndrew J SchoenfeldKristen RileyOlukorede AbionaMina ArvinFemke AtsmaEnrique Bernal-DelgadoNicholas BowdenCarl Rudolf BlankartSarah DeenyFrancisco Estupiñán-RomeroRobin GauldPhilip HaywoodNils JanlovHannah KnightLuca LorenzoniAlberto MarinoZeynep OrAnne PenneauKosta ShatrovMai StaffordOnno van de GalienKees van GoolWalter P WodchisAshish K JhaPublished in: Health services research (2021)
Across 11 high-income countries, there is substantial variation in health care spending and utilization for an older person with frailty, both before and after a hip fracture. The United States is the most expensive country due to high prices and above average utilization of post-acute rehab care.