Tag: Health Costs

Hospital costs for firearm injuries in the United States totaled $7.8 billion over 10 years; government insurance programs covered 42 percent of the costs

Health insurance coverage played critical role in this association for adults aged 64 years and younger

Among beneficiaries without low-income subsidy, noninitiation reported in 30 percent of those with new prescriptions for anticancer drugs

Median drug price markups across centers ranged from 120 to 630 percent

Increases in substance use disorders, psychiatric disorders, pain diagnoses, health care use and spending seen in survivors

Trends in ratios varied considerably across hospital referral regions

Health care use projected to normalize after decline in 2020; remaining federal supplemental spending expected to decrease through 2024

Antiseizure medication plus vagus nerve stimulation linked to lower hospital costs over time compared with antiseizure medication alone

Bill now has to pass the Senate with at least 10 Republican votes

Findings seen among hospitals offering lumbar spine MRI; compliance higher for hospitals with higher patient recommendation ratings