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The 10-year costs associated with cardiovascular disease are considerable

Considerable Resource Use, Costs for Cardiovascular Care

Ten-year health care costs were $23,142 in MESA cohort; 78 percent of costs linked to medication use
Older adult falls result in substantial medical costs

Falls in Elderly Patients Cost $50 Billion Annually

Findings include medical costs attributed to fatal and nonfatal falls; costs for fatal falls $754 million
The global costs of diabetes are high and will increase substantially by 2030

Global Costs of Diabetes Will Continue Rising Through 2030

Global economic burden will not decrease, even if international targets are met
There is significant variation in markup of outpatient oncology services across hospitals in the United States

Markups for Oncology Services Vary at the Hospital Level

Higher markups associated with prestige status for radiology and pathology services
From 2004 to 2014

Private Insurance Coverage of Infused Chemo Varies by Setting

Better reimbursement at hospital outpatient depts, even though drug-level costs lower in doctor's office
The estimated costs of billing range from $20 for a primary care visit to $215 for an inpatient surgical procedure

Administrative Costs Estimated at Health Care System

Estimated costs of billing range from $20 for primary care visit to $215 for inpatient surgical procedure
The amount of U.S. health care resources devoted to treating obesity-related illness in U.S. adults rose 29 percent from 2001 to 2015

Expenditures Rising for Treating Obesity-Related Illness in U.S.

Proportion of medical expenditures for obesity-related illness varies widely by state
Americans under age 65 years who were insured through their employer spent more than ever before on health care in 2016

Health Care Spending Up, Mainly Due to Rising Prices

Spending increasing despite no change or decline in utilization of most health care services
Across cancers

Out-of-Pocket Costs Correlate With Receipt of Cancer Care

Across cancers, higher costs tied to higher rates of oral prescription abandonment, delayed initiation
Among commercially-insured patients

Observation Care Cost Saving in Commercially-Insured Patients

Total, out-of-pocket spending considerably lower for observation care; both increased from '09 to '13