Financial Burden Raises Risk of Death Among Elders Post MI
Money has become an evil entity that is responsible for the loss of several lives as the treatment affordability depends entirely on money. Sudden financial crises may even be a causative factor in heart attacks and many other diseases.
At a time of increasing health care costs, patients commonly face substantial financial barriers to getting the needed health care. In a recent study, researchers have reiterated that older adults with severe financial strain had a greater risk for mortality 6 months after being discharged from the hospital for acute myocardial infarction. The study findings were published in the JAMA Internal Medicine.
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