Analysis Group, Inc., Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Titusville, NJ, 08560, USA.
J Comp Eff Res. 2019 Apr;8(6):381-392. doi: 10.2217/cer-2018-0140. Epub 2019 Feb 8.
To evaluate Medicaid spending and healthcare resource utilization (HRU) in treatment-resistant depression (TRD).
MATERIALS & METHODS: TRD beneficiaries were identified from Medicaid claims databases (January 2010-March 2017) and matched 1:1 with major depressive disorder (MDD) beneficiaries without TRD (non-TRD-MDD) and randomly selected patients without MDD (non-MDD). Differences in HRU and per-patient-per-year costs were reported in incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and cost differences (CDs), respectively.
TRD beneficiaries had higher HRU than 1:1 matched non-TRD-MDD (e.g., inpatient visits: IRR = 1.41) and non-MDD beneficiaries (N = 14,710 per cohort; e.g., inpatient visits: IRR = 3.42, p < 0.01). TRD beneficiaries incurred greater costs versus non-TRD-MDD (CD = US$4382) and non-MDD beneficiaries (CD = US$8294; p < 0.05).
TRD is associated with higher HRU and costs versus non-TRD-MDD and non-MDD. TRD poses a significant burden to Medicaid.
评估医疗补助计划(Medicaid)在治疗抵抗性抑郁症(TRD)中的支出和医疗资源利用(HRU)。
从医疗补助计划索赔数据库(2010 年 1 月至 2017 年 3 月)中确定 TRD 受助人,并与没有 TRD 的重度抑郁症(MDD)受助人(非 TRD-MDD)按 1:1 匹配,以及随机选择没有 MDD 的患者(非 MDD)。分别以发生率比率(IRR)和成本差异(CD)报告 HRU 和每位患者每年成本的差异。
与 1:1 匹配的非 TRD-MDD (例如,住院治疗:IRR=1.41)和非 MDD 受助人相比,TRD 受助人的 HRU 更高(N=每队列 14710 人;例如,住院治疗:IRR=3.42,p<0.01)。与非 TRD-MDD (CD=4382 美元)和非 MDD 受助人相比,TRD 受助人的成本更高(CD=8294 美元;p<0.05)。
与非 TRD-MDD 和非 MDD 相比,TRD 与更高的 HRU 和成本相关。TRD 给医疗补助计划带来了重大负担。