Insurance Delays in Initiation of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e228330. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.8330.

Abstract

This cohort study compares the delays in tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) initiation because of insurance among children enrolled in public and private insurance plans.

MeSH terms

  • Antirheumatic Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis, Juvenile* / drug therapy
  • Arthritis, Juvenile* / pathology
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Insurance*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha