New Cystic Fibrosis Study Results Reported from Johns Hopkins University (Clinical Outcomes In Cystic Fibrosis At 6 Years of Age With Tricare Insurance Coverage): Lung Diseases and Conditions – Cystic Fibrosis

2023 MAR 20 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- A new study on Lung Diseases and Conditions - Cystic Fibrosis is now available. According to news reporting out of Baltimore, Maryland, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “Health insurance coverage is associated with outcomes in cystic fibrosis (CF). A fraction of individuals in the United States are covered through Tricare, a federally funded program for military members and their dependents.”

Financial support for this research came from Italian Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Johns Hopkins University, “The role of Tricare on CF health outcomes is unknown. Using a retrospective CF Foundation Patient Registry cohort born 2000-2011, insurance status was defined as any Tricare (n = 328) with reference groups of always private (n = 3,455) and exclusively public (n = 2,669) during the first 6 years of life. Subjects with Tricare coverage attended more CF care centers and lived in more zip codes by age 6 than their counterparts. BMI did not differ between groups. Subjects with Tricare had a higher FEV1 at age 6 compared to those with always public insurance. Overall, outcomes for those with Tricare insurance appeared more similar to those with always private insurance.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Future research should consider treating Tricare coverage similar to private insurance.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Clinical Outcomes In Cystic Fibrosis At 6 Years of Age With Tricare Insurance Coverage. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2022;21(6):984-987. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis can be contacted at: Elsevier, Radarweg 29, 1043 Nx Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Journal of Cystic Fibrosis - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-cystic-fibrosis/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Joseph M. Collaco, Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States. Additional authors for this research include Lori L. Vanscoy, Kevin J. Psoter, Kristin A. Riekert and Kimberly M. Dickinson.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2022.02.004. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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