Tag: Health Costs
Herpes Infections Recently Cost $35 Billion Globally
Authors urge acceleration of herpes simplex virus vaccination efforts
Self-Imposed Use Cessation Dates Tied to Ophthalmic Drop Waste
Findings seen for multiuse eye drop bottles discarded in ambulatory clinic settings
2007 to 2019 Saw Increase in Inflation-Adjusted Health Care Spending
From 2007 to 2019, medical burden increased from 23.5 to 26.4 percent for low-income families and from 5.4 to 6.5 percent for higher-income families
High Telehealth Use Tied to Increased Health Care Utilization, Cost
Areas of high telehealth use also had more ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalizations
New Rules Mean 3.6 Million Americans Could Get Wegovy Via Medicare, Costing Billions
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A budget-busting 3.6 million Medicare recipients could now be eligible for coverage of...
$282 Billion: What Mental Illness Costs America Each Year
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Americaâs mental health woes essentially serve as an annual economic downturn for the...
Biosimilar Biologics Do Not Always Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs
Findings seen in large study of commercially insured outpatients examining seven biologics, before and after biosimilar availability
Medical Debt Linked to Worse Health Status, Increased Mortality
Increase seen in physically and mentally unhealthy days during past month, years of life lost, age-adjusted all-cause mortality rate
Delayed Melanoma Care During Pandemic Proved Costly
Delayed diagnoses due to pandemic lockdowns tied to years of life lost
This Election Year, Health Care Costs Top Voter Concerns: Poll
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Unexpected medical bills and high health care costs are dominating an election where...
