Table 2.
Health care expenditures between patients with RA and patients without RA by health care service, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2018 to 2020*
| Type of health care expenditure | RA group | Non‐RA group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean, $ | 95% CI, $ | % | Mean, $ | 95% CI, $ | % | |
| Total | 24,068 | 20,627.49–27,508.25 | 100 | 8,381.19 | 8,120.12–8,642.27 | 100 |
| Hospital inpatient | 3,389.84 | 2,507.16–4,272.53 | 14.08 | 1,772.58 | 1,656.38–1,888.78 | 21.15 |
| Office‐based visits | 4,872.76 | 3,236.83–6,508.68 | 20.25 | 2,125.41 | 2,045.12–2,205.670 | 25.36 |
| Outpatient | 1,351.24 | 958.40–1,744.08 | 5.61 | 738.55 | 673.39–803.71 | 8.81 |
| Emergency department | 133.40 | 81.43–185.37 | 0.55 | 50.79 | 47.57–54.01 | 0.61 |
| Prescription medication | 9,884.83 | 7,827.56–11,942.09 | 41.07 | 1,923.34 | 1,812.70–2,033.98 | 22.95 |
| Dental | 599.77 | 458.65–740.89 | 2.49 | 430.42 | 412.58–448.27 | 5.14 |
| Home health and others a | 1,610.42 | 1,138.93–2,081.91 | 6.69 | 406.91 | 358.85–454.98 | 4.86 |
| Total, excluding prescription medications b | 14,183.00 | 11,503.22–16,862.87 | 58.92 | 6,457.85 | 6,236.63–6,679.08 | 77.05 |
*
CI, confidence interval; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.
a
Includes glasses, ambulance, and equipment.
b
Calculated as the total health care expenditure minus prescription medication expenditures; significance at P < 0.05 has been bolded.