Healthcare Utilization and Costs of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Medicaid

Objective. Healthcare utilization and costs associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a US Medicaid population were examined. Methods. Patients ≥ 18 years old with SLE diagnosis (ICD-9-CM 710.0x) were extracted from a large Medicaid database 2002–2009. Index date was date of the first SL...

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Main Authors: Hong J. Kan, Xue Song, Barbara H. Johnson, Benno Bechtel, Donna O'Sullivan, Charles T. Molta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/808391