• Curr Med Res Opin · Sep 2020

    The relationship between HbA1c reduction and healthcare costs among patients with type 2 diabetes: evidence from a U.S. claims database.

    • Maureen J Lage and Kristina S Boye.
    • HealthMetrics Outcomes Research, Bonita Springs, FL, USA.
    • Curr Med Res Opin. 2020 Sep 1; 36 (9): 144114471441-1447.

    ObjectiveTo examine the relationship between hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) reduction and healthcare costs among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).Materials And MethodsTruven MarketScan databases over the time-period from 2013 through 2017 were utilized. Patients with T2D who had an HbA1c laboratory result from 1 January 2014 through 1 January 2017 were included, first such date identified as the index date. Generalized linear models examined the relationship between HbA1c and one-year post-period all-cause and diabetes-related costs.ResultsFor patients with T2D (N = 77,622), multivariable analyses revealed that a 1% reduction in HbA1c was associated with a 2% reduction in all-cause total health care costs and a 13% reduction in diabetes-related total healthcare costs (both p < .0001), and that these reductions resulted in annual cost savings of $429 and $736, respectively. For patients with an index HbA1c ≥7% (N = 33,648), a 1% reduction in HbA1c was associated with a 1.7% reduction in all-cause total healthcare costs and a 6.9% reduction in diabetes-related healthcare costs (both p ≤ .0001), with associated annual cost savings of $545 and $555, respectively. The analyses also found that having an index HbA1c <7% compared to HbA1c ≥7% or having an index HbA1c ≥7% and subsequently reducing HbA1c to below 7%, was associated with significant cost reductions.ConclusionResults suggest that there are economic benefits associated with HbA1c reduction and that these benefits are seen for all patients with T2D and for patients whose index HbA1c is above the American Diabetes Association recommended target.

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