Tag: Health Costs
Many Insured Cancer Patients Pay No OOP Costs for Genetic Counseling
Out-of-pocket costs higher for commercially insured patients with prostate cancer versus breast cancer
Out-of-Pocket Costs for Epinephrine Auto-Injectors Examined
Cost-sharing still substantial for some using nonbranded auto-injectors, such as those enrolled in high-deductible health plans
Childbirth Now Costs Nearly $3,000 for Insured Americans
Pregnant women incur an average of nearly $19,000 more in health care costs than women who do not give birth
California Will Produce Its Own Insulin to Bring Down Prices
As part of the state's new budget, $50 million will go directly to the development of low-cost insulin products
Many Undergo Genital Gender-Affirming Surgery Outside State of Residence
Out-of-pocket costs 49 percent higher for procedures performed outside versus in the state of residence
Rise in Cost of Biologics for Psoriasis Outpacing Medical Inflation
Apart from secukinumab, the mean cost of biologics increased by >100 percent than inflation alone would explain
One in Seven Face Catastrophic Spending on Insulin
Older people with low family incomes face greatest risk for high out-of-pocket spending relative to income
NHS Privatization Tied to Increase in Treatable Mortality
Annual increase of 1 percent of outsourcing to the private for-profit sector linked to annual increase of 0.38 percent in treatable mortality
One-Third of Hospitals Compliant With Price Transparency for Joint Arthroplasty
~20 percent of hospitals provide CMS-compliant pricing information for two CPT codes and two DRG codes
PCPs Rarely Use Billing Codes for Prevention, Coordination Services
Median use of billing codes was 2.3 percent among eligible patients although code-appropriate services provided to more patients
