Multimorbidity healthcare expenditure in Belgium: a 4-year analysis (COMORB study)

• Main Authors: Phuong Bich Tran (Author), Georgios F. Nikolaidis (Author), Emmanuel Abatih (Author), Philippe Bos (Author), Finaba Berete (Author), Vanessa Gorasso (Author), Johan Van der Heyden (Author), Joseph Kazibwe (Author), Ewan Morgan Tomeny (Author), Guido Van Hal (Author), Philippe Beutels (Author), Josefien van Olmen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The complex management of health needs in multimorbid patients, alongside limited cost data, presents challenges in developing cost-effective patient-care pathways. We estimated the costs of managing 171 dyads and 969 triads in Belgium, taking into account the influence of morbid...