Abstract:post-policy (p<.0001). Also, the annual average eye-related outpatient visits were 22 days for pre-policy vs 21 days for post-policy (p¼0.0011). CONCLUSIONS: We found that the number of the claimed DME patients DME-relevant claims has soared as the health insurance coverage for DME patients were expanded. The decrease in the number of outpatient visits in the post-policy requires further study.
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