Tag: Health Costs
Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants Is Complex
Innovative models needed for addressing health care for undocumented immigrants
Medicare Requiring Hospitals to Post Prices Online
Medicare would base part of a hospital's payments on how easy it is for patients to access medical records
It Costs $2.2 Billion a Year to Treat Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance adds $1,383 to the cost of treating a bacterial infection
Cigarette Price Hike Would Provide More Gains for the Poor
More average life years gained from cessation, and more treatment costs averted for poorest 20 percent
Number of IUD Insertions Up After ACA Contraceptive Mandate
Increase in use depends on the amount of reduction in out-of-pocket costs
High Financial Burden for Families of Patients With ASCVD
High burden of expenses for one in four low-income families; catastrophic burden for one in 10
Informal CVD Caregiving Costs Estimated at $61 Billion in 2015
Costs may increase to $128 billion by 2035; more than half due to caregiving for stroke patients
Outcomes-Based Pricing Doesn’t Cut Costs of PCSK9 Inhibitors
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for PCSK9 inhibitor improved marginally in three refund scenarios
Total Estimated Cost of Diagnosed Diabetes $327 Billion in 2017
Care for people with diagnosed diabetes accounts for 1 in 4 health care dollars in the U.S.
U.S. Spends Twice As Much for Similar Health Care Utilization
U.S. has higher administrative and pharmaceutical costs than 10 other high-income countries
