Tag: Health Costs
Statin Therapy Cost-Effectively Improves Health Outcomes for ≥70s
Lifetime use of standard statin increased QALYs by 0.24 to 0.70, with further increase seen for higher-intensity statins
Biden Administration Issues Rules Making Mental Health Care More Accessible
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Beginning Jan. 1, Americans with private health insurance coverage should gain better access...
E-Scooter-Related Injuries Occurring More Frequently and Increasingly Costly
Accidents occur most commonly during nighttime and weekend hours
New Deals Will Cut Medicare Costs for Expensive Drugs
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The Biden administration said Thursday that it has signed deals with drug companies...
Number of Uninsured Americans Rose to 8.2% in 2024
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Following several years of record low rates of uninsured Americans, a new survey...
Herpes Infections Recently Cost $35 Billion Globally
Authors urge acceleration of herpes simplex virus vaccination efforts
Self-Imposed Use Cessation Dates Tied to Ophthalmic Drop Waste
Findings seen for multiuse eye drop bottles discarded in ambulatory clinic settings
2007 to 2019 Saw Increase in Inflation-Adjusted Health Care Spending
From 2007 to 2019, medical burden increased from 23.5 to 26.4 percent for low-income families and from 5.4 to 6.5 percent for higher-income families
High Telehealth Use Tied to Increased Health Care Utilization, Cost
Areas of high telehealth use also had more ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalizations
New Rules Mean 3.6 Million Americans Could Get Wegovy Via Medicare, Costing Billions
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A budget-busting 3.6 million Medicare recipients could now be eligible for coverage of...
