Association between positive airway pressure therapy and healthcare costs among older adults with comorbid obstructive sleep apnea and common chronic conditions: an actuarial analysis.

Emerson M Wickwire^1,2, Chris R Fernandez³, Nhan Huynh⁴, Nathaniel F Watson^3,5, Ian Duncan^4,6

¹Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

²Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

³EnsoData, Madison, WI, USA.

⁴Santa Barbara Actuaries Inc., Santa Barbara, CA, USA.

⁵Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.

⁶Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.

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Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between adherence to positive airway pressure and healthcare costs among a national sample of older adults with comorbid obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and common chronic conditions. METHODS: Our data source was a random sample of Medicare administrative claims for years 2016-2019. Inclusion criteria included age ≥65 years and new diagnosis of OSA. Ex…

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