High costs of hospitalization may contribute to financial difficulties for some families. The objective of this study from HIP Investigator Dr. Ryan Coller was to examine the prevalence of financial distress and medical financial burden in families of hospitalized children and identify factors that can predict financial difficulties.
A cross-sectional survey of parents of hospitalized children at six children’s hospitals between October 2017 and November 2018 was conducted. The study found that low-income families and those who have children with chronic conditions are at particular risk; however, financial difficulties affect all subsets of the pediatric population.
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