Burn Patient Insurance Status Influences Hospital Discharge Disposition and Utilization of Postdischarge Outpatient Care.

Postdischarge services, such as outpatient wound care, may affect long-term health outcomes and postrecovery quality-of-life. Access to these services may vary according to insurance status and ability to cover out-of-pocket expenses. Our objective was to compare discharge location between burn patients who were uninsured, publicly insured, and privately insured at the time of their burn unit admissions.