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Health care prices vary widely across the United States

Wide Variation in Health Care Costs Across the U.S.

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Even within a state, there can be large differences in price
Prices of orally administered cancer medications in the United States have risen sharply since 2000

Costs for Orally Administered Cancer Drugs Up Since 2000

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Gleevec shows one of the largest price increases
Early reductions in Medicare spending were seen for the first full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts for 2012 Accountable Care Organization entrants

Decrease in Medicare Spending for 2012 ACO Entrants

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First full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts linked to early drop in Medicare spending
Two years into the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

Progress Made in Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

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Practices have not yet shown savings in expenditures; limited improvement in quality of care
Hearing loss is associated with higher medical costs for late middle-aged adults

Medical Costs Up for Late Middle-Aged With Hearing Loss

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Researchers say more study needed to learn how hearing aids, other interventions might save money
The price of insulin has tripled in only 10 years

Cost of Insulin Found to Have Tripled Over Past Decade

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Since 2010, per-person costs topped spending on all other diabetes drugs combined
The American College of Physicians has developed recommendations in order to address the escalating cost of prescription drugs

ACP Addresses Skyrocketing Costs of Prescription Medications

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ACP recommends transparency in relation to pricing, costs, and comparative value
Measuring willingness to pay per quality-adjusted life-year provides a novel way to assess the social importance and value of facial reconstructive surgery

Facial Reconstruction Viewed As High-Value Intervention

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Findings based on assessment of willingness to pay for correction of facial defects
Highly conservative use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and biopsy referral is necessary for PSA screening to be cost-effective

Only Conservative Strategy Makes PSA Cost-Effective

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This includes less frequent screening and more restrictive biopsy referral criteria
The total medical costs associated with interferon-based antiviral treatment among patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection average €14

Total Medical Costs of $16K for IFN-Based Antiviral Tx for HCV

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Mean cost per sustained virologic response €38,514; cost increases with more advanced liver disease