2022
Measures of Financial Hardship From Health Care Expenses Among Families With a Member With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the US
Wang SY, Valero-Elizondo J, Cainzos-Achirica M, Desai NR, Nasir K, Khera R. Measures of Financial Hardship From Health Care Expenses Among Families With a Member With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the US. JAMA Health Forum 2022, 3: e221962. PMID: 35977226, PMCID: PMC9308060, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFinancial hardshipFinancial burdenPocket medical expensesMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyHealth care expensesHigher incomePanel SurveyHealth careCare expensesFinancial consequencesHealth care costsForgone carePublic insuranceMedical billsSubstantial financial burdenMedical expensesIncomeDisparate measuresHardshipCare costsRepresentative surveySubjective measuresComprehensive frameworkExpenseInsurance
2020
Financial Toxicity in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Current State and Future Directions
Khera R, Valero-Elizondo J, Nasir K. Financial Toxicity in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Current State and Future Directions. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e017793. PMID: 32924728, PMCID: PMC7792407, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseFinancial toxicitySubstantial economic impactCost sharingHigh deductiblesNational expenditureEconomic impactPolicy circlesPocket costsFinancial impactHealthcare expendituresHealth careASCVD patientsWell tradeoffCardiovascular diseaseExpenditureNecessary medical care