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Machine learning models show stable predictors of healthcare financial vulnerability post-COVID-19

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A new study analyzed Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data from 2019 and 2021 to assess healthcare financial vulnerability before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Researchers defined high financial burden as out-of-pocket healthcare costs exceeding 10% of family income. The analysis, which employed logistic regression, random forest, and gradient boosting models, found that poverty status, insurance coverage, and prescription drug spending were key predictors of financial vulnerability. While disparities persisted, models trained on pre-pandemic data retained significant predictive power for post-pandemic data, indicating stable core predictors of financial strain. AI

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Alexey Kresin, Zien Cheng, Ammar Ahad, Ebiyomare Kelvin, Manish Sivaratri, Prabhjeet Singh, Omar Aljawfi, Olabisi Ojo, Nawar Shara ·

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