Why the study?
The study aimed to quantify all-cause direct healthcare costs and healthcare resource utilization in the six months before and after COVID-19 hospitalization among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries during the recent Omicron period.
Does COVID-19 hospitalization increase healthcare costs and resource utilization in Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 years?
Population
Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged ≥65 years hospitalized with COVID-19
Comparison
Six months post-discharge vs six months pre-admission
Design
Retrospective observational study with a within-group pre/post design
Follow-up
Six months post-discharge
Key result
COVID-19 hospitalization among Medicare beneficiaries was associated with substantial increases in post-discharge healthcare costs and utilization compared to the pre-admission period (P<0.001).
Authors
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May warrant caution in post-discharge planning for Medicare beneficiaries; leaves open whether interventions can mitigate excess utilization.
Observational
Does COVID-19 hospitalization increase healthcare costs and resource utilization in Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥65 years?
p-value: p=<0.001
COVID-19 hospitalization among older adults is associated with substantial and sustained increases in post-discharge healthcare costs and resource utilization.
Yehoshua et al. (2026) conducted an observational in COVID-19. COVID-19 hospitalization vs. Pre-admission period was evaluated on Mean cumulative per-patient healthcare costs and healthcare resource utilization (p=<0.001). COVID-19 hospitalization among Medicare beneficiaries was associated with substantial increases in post-discharge healthcare costs and utilization compared to the pre-admission period (P<0.001).