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Hospital services utilisation and cost before and after COVID-19 hospital treatment: Evidence from Indonesia

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  • Muhammad Fikru Rizal
  • Firdaus Hafidz
  • Gilbert Renardi Kusila
  • Wan Aisyiah
  • Dedy Revelino
  • Erzan Dhanalvin
  • Ayunda Oktavia
  • Ilyasa
  • Citra Jaya
  • Benjamin Saut
  • Mahlil Ruby

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Objective: To estimate hospital services utilisation and cost among the Indonesian population enrolled in the National Health Insurance (NHI) program before and after COVID-19 hospital treatment. Methods: 28,159 Indonesian NHI enrolees treated with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in hospitals between May and August 2020 were compared to 8,995 individuals never diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020. A difference-in-difference approach is used to contrast the monthly all-cause utilisation rate and total claims of hospital services between these two groups. A period of nine months before and three to six months after hospital treatment were included in the analysis. Results: A substantial short-term increase in hospital services utilisation and cost before and after COVID-19 treatment was observed. Using the fifth month before treatment as the reference period, we observed an increased outpatient visits rate in 1–3 calendar months before and up to 2–4 months after treatment (p

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  • Muhammad Fikru Rizal & Firdaus Hafidz & Gilbert Renardi Kusila & Wan Aisyiah & Dedy Revelino & Erzan Dhanalvin & Ayunda Oktavia & Ilyasa & Citra Jaya & Benjamin Saut & Mahlil Ruby, 2024. "Hospital services utilisation and cost before and after COVID-19 hospital treatment: Evidence from Indonesia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(7), pages 1-17, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0305835
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305835
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