Tag: Health Costs
Intensive Systolic BP Target Cost-Effective for Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk
Intensive target <120 mm Hg cost-effective even in scenarios with high measurement error
Patients With Diabetes More Likely to Experience Adverse Financial Outcomes
Authors say holistic treatment approaches may ease financial vulnerability for people with diabetes
Patients Face High Out-of-Pocket Costs After Incident Cancer Diagnosis
Cost increased monotonically with stage at diagnosis, from $462.01 per month for stage 0 to $719.97 per month for stage 4
NIH to Cap Publishing Fees for Publicly Funded Research
Agency says these fees place an additional burden on taxpayers who already fund the underlying research
Health Care Expenditure Expected to Top GDP Growth 2024 to 2033
National health care expenditure growth expected to outpace GDP, resulting in a health share of GDP that reaches 20.3 percent by 2033
Considerable Proportion of Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation Claims Involve Cost-Sharing
53, 83, and 27 percent of commercial claims, Medicare Part D claims, and Medicaid claims had out-of-pocket costs >$0
CT Colonography Cost-Effective, Clinically Effective for CRC Screening
Multitarget stool DNA testing was cost-effective relative to no screening, but CT colonography is cost-saving
Cessation of Public Water Fluoridation Would Increase Tooth Decay
Eliminating fluoridation estimated to increase dental caries prevalence, total number of decayed teeth, and up costs
Multitarget Stool DNA Tests More Costly Than FIT for Colorectal Cancer Detection
Cost per additional cases of CRC, advanced neoplasia would still be manyfold higher if costs per test were lowered
Eliminating Nursing Understaffing Aids Hospital Outcomes
Rectifying understaffing reduces length of stay, readmissions, and deaths
