Association of Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs and Financial Burden for Patients With Alopecia Areata

Sara Jiayang Li; Arash Mostaghimi; Elizabeth Tkachenko; Kathie P Huang

doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.5218

Association of Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs and Financial Burden for Patients With Alopecia Areata

JAMA Dermatol. 2019 Apr 1;155(4):493-494. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.5218.

Authors

Sara Jiayang Li¹, Arash Mostaghimi¹, Elizabeth Tkachenko¹, Kathie P Huang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

This survey study examines responses from 675 individuals with alopecia areata and analyzes the out-of-pocket financial burden for this patient population.

MeSH terms

Alopecia Areata / diagnosis
Alopecia Areata / economics*
Alopecia Areata / therapy
Cost of Illness*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Care Costs*
Health Care Surveys / methods*
Health Expenditures*
Humans
Male
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States