Reports Outline Managed Care Study Results from University of Washington School of Medicine (Healthcare and non-healthcare costs: youth with diabetes and food insecurity): Managed Care

2025 AUG 25 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on Managed Care have been published. According to news originating from Seattle, Washington, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “This study prospectively evaluated the association of household food insecurity and acute care costs and productivity loss in youth and young adults (YYA) with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. This observational cohort study included 1,256 YYA with type 1 and type 2 diabetes from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Food Security Study with data collected at three time points between 2015-2022.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Washington School of Medicine, “Both household food insecurity (HFI, measured using the US Household Food Security Survey Module) and costs (measured using survey responses on utilization and productivity losses) were self-reported by young adult participants or caregivers of adolescents. The relationship between HFI and costs was analyzed using generalized adjusted linear regression. We also analyzed the moderating role of continuous health insurance coverage. Each additional 1-point increase in the HFI score was associated with a $1,077 (95%CI= [663, 1,491]) increase in measured 12-month costs. Costs were $4,384 (95%CI=[2,635, 6,133]) higher in households that were experiencing HFI versus those who were not. Youth and young adults with continuous health insurance coverage saw smaller increases in costs ($864, 95%CI=[461, 1,267]) compared to those without continuous coverage ($1,820, 95%CI=[379, 3,261]). This study found a positive association between HFI and costs for YYA with diabetes, and this relationship was modified by continuous health insurance coverage.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Future work should use linked claims and electronic health record data to better inform efforts aiming to reduce HFI burden and improve the continuity of insurance coverage for this population.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Healthcare and non-healthcare costs: youth with diabetes and food insecurity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2025:108028. American Journal of Preventive Medicine can be contacted at: Elsevier Science Inc, Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, NY 10169, USA. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; American Journal of Preventive Medicine - http://www.journals.elsevier.com/american-journal-of-preventive-medicine/)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Alice M. Ellyson, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States. Additional authors for this research include Jason A. Mendoza, Angela D. Liese, Ashley Tabah, Traci A. Bekelman, A. Caroline Rudisill, Dana Dabelea, Edward A. Frongillo, Catherine Pihoker, Faisal S. Malik and Davene R. Wright.

The publisher’s contact information for the American Journal of Preventive Medicine is: Elsevier Science Inc, Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, NY 10169, USA.

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