Tag: Health Costs
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
Nearly One in Four Families of Children With Disabilities Face Financial Hardships
These families are also more likely to delay or forgo health care
Patients With Diabetes Have Comparable Health Expenses After RYGB or Sleeve Gastrectomy
Total expenditure after surgery does not differ apart from transiently higher expenditure in first six months in RYGB group
Modest Decline Seen in Portal Messaging With Billing Implementation
8.8 percent decrease seen in volume of patient-initiated medical advice message threads in six months after implementation
2011 to 2022 Saw Decline in Cost-Related Asthma Medication Nonadherence
Adults with asthma with cost-related medication nonadherence more likely to have asthma attacks, ED visits for asthma
Even Modest Weight Loss Tied to Lower Health Care Spending
Finding seen for adults with overweight or obesity and either employer-sponsored insurance or Medicare coverage
American Seniors Struggle to Pay Medical Bills More Than Peers in Other Wealthy Countries
