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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...

Gross Price of Insulin Much Higher in the United States

On average, U.S. manufacturer prices are 971 percent of those in 33 OECD comparison countries

Price of Prescription Drugs Almost Threefold Higher in the United States

U.S. prices for brand-name originator drugs 422 percent higher; price of unbranded generics 67 percent of comparison countries

Concerns Associated With Elective Surgery Identified in Older U.S. Adults

64.3 percent reported being concerned about pain or discomfort; many adults also concerned about financial aspects

Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Likely Cost-Effective at <$2 Million

Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios were $126,000 and $281,000 per QALY for two simulation models from a societal perspective

$250B of U.S. Health Costs Could Be Tied to Exposure to Chemicals in Plastics

Most of the cost burden is from polybrominated diphenylethers

Access to Residential Addiction Treatment Centers for Teens Limited

Self-pay patients required to pay up front at half of facilities, with mean up-front cost of $28,731

Increase in Out-of-Pocket Costs Could Increase Abandonment of HIV PrEP Meds

Two to three times higher HIV diagnosis rates seen for patients who abandoned versus filled their PrEP prescriptions