• J Med Econ · Sep 2019

    Treatment patterns and predictors of costs among patients with migraine: evidence from the United States medical expenditure panel survey.

    • Janet H Ford, Wenyu Ye, Russell M Nichols, Shonda A Foster, and David R Nelson.
    • a Eli Lilly and Company , Indianapolis , IN , USA.
    • J Med Econ. 2019 Sep 1; 22 (9): 849-858.

    AbstractAim: Within a treated migraine population, to evaluate if the sub-group meeting criteria for high disease-specific total costs is significantly different to the sub-group with medium and/or low-costs, and to identify the associated risk factors. Methods: Data from the Household Component of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC, 2008-2012), a nationally representative survey of non-institutionalized civilians in the US, were analyzed. Key inclusion criteria were migraine diagnosis (ICD-9 code: 346.XX) and prescribed treatment for migraine. Patients were categorized into high (>top 10th percentile), low (

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