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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
Health care spending growth slowed in 2016 following faster growth in 2014 and 2015

Deceleration in Health Care Spending Growth in 2016

Enrollment trends drove slowdown in Medicaid and private health insurance spending growth in 2016
Few patients have conversations with providers about the cost of glaucoma medications

Few Patients, Providers Discuss Costs of Glaucoma Medications

Authors say these discussions are important, as cost is a barrier to treatment adherence
Single measles cases trigger coordinated public health action that is associated with considerable costs

Considerable Costs Incurred in Response to Single Measles Cases

Public health costs of disease investigation for two single measles cases estimated at $49,769, $18,423
Immediate access to opioid agonist treatment for patients presenting with opioid use disorder may provide greater health benefits at less cost than observed standard of care

Immediate Access to Opioid Agonists Found Cost-Effective

Findings among patients with opioid use disorder in publicly-funded treatment facilities
The adoption of state oral chemotherapy parity laws has improved financial protection for many patients

Oral Chemotherapy Parity Laws Offer Some Financial Protection

Decrease in estimated out-of-pocket spending at the 25th, 50th, 75th percentiles; increase at 90th, 95th
Factors including increases in health care service price and intensity are associated with increases in U.S. health care spending from 1996 to 2013

Increases in U.S. Health Spending Tied to Health Service Price

Higher spending also linked to population growth and aging, negatively linked to disease incidence
For women with ovarian cancer who underwent both surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy

Average Cost of Care in Year After Ovarian Cancer Surgery ~$100K

Patients bear about 3 percent of these costs in the form of out-of-pocket expenses
The Smart System of Disease Management series of applications is feasible and cost-saving for patients of rheumatologists

ACR: Consult Via Mobile App Cost-Saving for Rheumatology Patients

Online consultations with rheumatologists through SSDM could save 84.86 percent of patient costs
Much of the total potentially preventable spending for Medicare beneficiaries is concentrated among frail elderly individuals

Potentially Preventable Spending Concentrated in Frail Elderly

Variation in preventable spending across Medicare subpopulations; 43.9 percent of total in frail elderly