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Jose Figueroa, MD, MPH
@joefigs2
Doctor @BrighamWomens | Assistant Prof of Health Policy & Management @HarvardHPM & Medicine @harvardmed | Prior Burke Global Health Fellow @HarvardGH
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Apr 4, 2022
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People with HIV are living longer in age of ART.
Over 50% of them are now >50y, and many aging into Medicare.
In new
@Health_Affairs
work, we take a close look at how HIV affects $$ in Medicare patients.
@EmilyHyle
@IngridKatzMD
@ashishkjha
healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…
Key Findings:
1.
Medicare patients with HIV spend more than 3 times as non-HIV pts (~$50K vs ~$16K/yr) across Parts A, B, and D.
2.
Over half (~$26K/yr) of spending among HIV pts is on antiretroviral therapy (ART)!
@Health_Affairs