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7657858

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-10-4
pubmed:abstractText
Diabetes mellitus accounts for 5.8% of the total health care costs of citizens of the United States. Hospitalization expenses produce 40.5% of these costs. We sought to determine the public expenditure and major precipitators of admissions for uninsured diabetic hyperglycemic emergencies at a large public hospital. Of 247 diabetic emergency admissions over a 30 month period 49% (n = 121) of these patients had no medical insurance. The uninsured patients were younger and had relatively mild disease in comparison to the insured patients. These patients identified a primary physician in only 6% of the cases and had a higher incidence of admissions associated with lack of medications. We conclude that public funds to provide access to primary care and enhancement of employer-sponsored health insurance programs may decrease the numbers and costs of hospitalizations due to hyperglycemic emergencies in uninsured patients with diabetes mellitus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0094-5145
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
249-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Public cost and access to primary care for hyperglycemic emergencies, Clark County, Nevada.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article