Tag: Health Costs
Report Estimates Costs of Birth Defect-Associated Hospitalizations
Total estimated cost of birth defect-associated hospitalizations was $22.2 billion in the United States in 2019
High, Low BMI Tied to Higher Medical Expenditures in Children
Severe obesity and underweight tied to higher total expenditures and out-of-pocket payments for children with private insurance
Compliance With CMS Price Transparency Rule Improved With Penalty Increases
$500,000 increase in penalty linked to a 2.9 percentage point increase in compliance
2012 to 2015 Saw Rise in U.S. Insulin Prices
However, introduction of new insulin products after 2015 was followed by substantial discounting practices that lowered net prices
National Health Expenditures Set to Increase Through 2031
Increase of 5.4 percent projected per year; expenditures set to account for about 20 percent of GDP in 2031
Crowdfunding Used for Direct, Indirect Medical Costs in Diabetes
One-quarter of fundraisers reported having insurance, with about half of these patients finding out-of-pocket costs were too high
Tonsillectomy Both Clinically Effective and Cost-Effective
Findings seen for adult patients with recurrent acute tonsillitis
Gene Therapy Not Cost-Effective for Sickle Cell by Conventional Measures
The inequality aversion parameter would need to be 0.90 for gene therapy to be preferred per distributional cost-effectiveness analysis standards
8.2 Percent of Adults Do Not Take Meds as Prescribed Due to Cost
Likelihood of not taking medication as prescribed due to cost increased for women versus men and for those with disabilities
Screening Adults for CKD Could Be Cost-Effective
One-time CKD screening at age 55 years had incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $86,300 per QALY gained; other options were also cost-effective
