Few Hip Fracture Patients Receive Osteoporosis Care AARP Public Policy Institute

Few Hip Fracture Patients Receive Osteoporosis Care

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This analysis of national health insurance claims by the AARP Public Policy Institute highlights the importance of providing older women who have suffered hip fractures with recommended post-fracture care, including screening for underlying osteoporosis and initiating use of evidence-based osteoporosis drug therapies, if appropriate. We found that fewer than one in five women ages 50 and older who experienced a hip fracture between 2008 and 2013 utilized recommended osteoporosis-related services within 6 months following their fractures. The age-related disparities were stark: women ages 80 and older were 34 percent less likely than those ages 50 to 79 to receive the recommended services in a timely manner. Failure to undergo bone density testing or begin taking osteoporosis drugs within six months of a hip fracture was associated with a 62 percent increase in risk of a second hip fracture among women ages 80 and older.

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