diagnosed with severe SMA. We obtained data on every inpatient hospitalization in four
states, including demographic, clinical, and cost elements. We acquired California, Florida,
and New York data via the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) 8 and
Massachusetts data via the Center for Health Information and Analysis. 9 Combined, these
four states represent 26.7% of the US population. Our proposed use of Results A total of 229 …