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Considerable costs are associated with absenteeism related to chronic diseases and health risk factors

Considerable Absenteeism Costs for Chronic Disease, Risk Factors

Considerable costs for smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, and for those with hypertension, diabetes
For U.S. adults

Considerable Economic Burden for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Economic burden estimated at about $9 billion in 2015 for adults ages 19 years and older
Despite offering assistance to individuals who cannot afford expensive medications

Copay Assist Programs Creating Problems in Health Care Markets

Despite offering assistance to those who cannot afford meds, programs create broader problems
Breast cancer chemotherapy costs can vary by tens of thousands of dollars in the United States

Costs of Chemo for Breast Cancer Vary Widely in the United States

Lower-priced options could save patients thousands of dollars, researchers say
Adding a full-time trained communication facilitator in the intensive care unit may improve quality of care while also reducing costs

Communication Facilitator Beneficial in Intensive Care Unit

Full-time, trained communication facilitator improves quality of care, costs
The U.S. health care system is one of the least efficient worldwide based on a Bloomberg index that assesses life expectancy

U.S. Health Care System Is One of the Least Efficient Worldwide

America ranked 50 out of 55 countries in 2014, according to a Bloomberg index
After adjusting for inflation

Price Increases Larger for Older Cancer Drugs Than Newer Ones

Older meds rose 22.7 percent in price, compared to a 6.2 percent increase for newer treatments
Doctors are spending more than $32

Doctors Spending in Excess of $32,000 on Health IT

Costs increased by 40 percent between 2009 and 2015 and are expected to continue increasing
The proposed capping of copays will raise premiums and is likely to increase drug prices

Capping Copays Will Raise Premiums, Up Drug Prices

Capping likely to benefit about 1 percent of all Americans who take any prescription drug per year
For lower extremity joint replacement

Greater Drop in Payments at BPCI Hospitals for Joint Replacement

Findings for lower extremity joint replacement at Bundled Payments for Care Improvement hospitals