Coughlin T A, Liu K, McBride T D
Urban Institute, Washington, DC 20037.
Gerontologist. 1992 Jun;32(3):391-403. doi: 10.1093/geront/32.3.391.
This article describes the sources of financially catastrophic health care expenses among disabled elderly persons. Using a cost-to-income approach and data from the 1981-1982 Channeling Demonstration project, we examined the types of health care costs (hospital, physician and ancillary care, nursing home, and prescription medicine) that contributed to overall expenses. For the Channeling sample, out-of-pocket expenses for prescription medicines and for nursing home care were the principle source of catastrophic expenses.
本文描述了残疾老年人中导致经济灾难性医疗费用的来源。我们采用成本与收入的方法，并利用1981 - 1982年转诊示范项目的数据，研究了构成总费用的各类医疗费用（医院、医生及辅助护理、疗养院和处方药）。对于转诊样本，处方药和疗养院护理的自付费用是灾难性费用的主要来源。
