New Findings in Thyroidectomy Described from University of Texas Medical Branch (Trends and Postoperative Outcomes of Thyroidectomy After Expansion and Rise of Health Insurance Deductibles In the Fiscal Year): Surgery – Thyroidectomy

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2024 JUL 01 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on Surgery - Thyroidectomy have been published. According to news reporting out of Galveston, Texas, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “The purpose of this study is to evaluate a relationship between expansion of High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and the number of thyroid surgery cases with associated postoperative outcomes in the fiscal year. Data from TriNetX was used to evaluate the trends in thyroid surgery from 2005 and 2021 between the end of the year (Quarter 4) and the beginning of the year (Quarter 1).”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Texas Medical Branch, “Risk of postoperative outcomes were statistically interrogated. The average rate of thyroid surgery in cases/year between Quarter 4 and Quarter 1 was similar after expansion of HDHPs (152; 146; p = 0.64). There was no increased risk of postoperative complications. The rate of surgery decreased significantly for patients with Medicare after implementation of the revised American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines (Quarter 4: p = 0.03; Quarter 1: p = 0.02).”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Patients are less likely to delay thyroid surgery at the end of the year despite higher deductibles.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Trends and Postoperative Outcomes of Thyroidectomy After Expansion and Rise of Health Insurance Deductibles In the Fiscal Year. American Journal of Otolaryngology, 2024;45(4). American Journal of Otolaryngology can be contacted at: W B Saunders Co-elsevier Inc, 1600 John F Kennedy Boulevard, Ste 1800, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899, USA. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; American Journal of Otolaryngology - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/american-journal-of-otolaryngology/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Robert E. Africa, University of Texas Medical Branch, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Galveston, TX 77555, United States. Additional authors for this research include Sepehr Shabani, Orly M. Coblens and Brian J. Mckinnon.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2024.104312. 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.