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Document 0744
DOCN M9640744
TI Health insurance and use of medical services by men infected with HIV.
DT 9604
AU Katz MH; Chang SW; Buchbinder SP; Hessol NA; O'Malley P; Doll LS; AIDS
Office, Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA; 94102-6033, USA.
SO J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1995 Jan 1;8(1):58-63.
Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96142201
AB Among 178 HIV-infected men from the San Francisco City Clinic Cohort
(SFCCC), we examined the association between health insurance and use of
outpatient services and treatment. For men with private insurance, we
also assessed the frequency of avoiding the use of health insurance. Men
without private insurance reported fewer outpatient visits than men with
fee-for-service or managed-care plans. Use of zidovudine for eligible
men was similar for those with fee-for-service plans (74%), managed-care
plans (77%), or no insurance (61%). Use of Pneumocytstis carinii
pneumonia prophylaxis was similar for those with fee-for-service (93%)
and managed-care plans (83%) but lower for those with no insurance
(63%). Of 149 men with private insurance, 31 (21%) reported that they
had avoided using their health insurance for medical expenses in the
previous year. In multivariate analysis, the independent predictors of
avoiding the use of insurance were working for a small company and
living outside the San Francisco Bay Area. Having private insurance
resulted in higher use of outpatient services, but the type of private
insurance did not appear to affect the use of service or treatment.
Fears of loss of coverage and confidentiality may negate some benefits
of health insurance for HIV-infected persons.
DE Adult Ambulatory Care/ECONOMICS/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA/*UTILIZATION
Antiviral Agents/THERAPEUTIC USE Cohort Studies Emergency Service,
Hospital/ECONOMICS/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA/ *UTILIZATION Human HIV
Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/DRUG THERAPY/*ECONOMICS *HIV-1 Insurance,
Health/*CLASSIFICATION Male Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii/PREVENTION
& CONTROL Prospective Studies San Francisco Zidovudine/THERAPEUTIC
USE JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).