Tag: Health Costs
$282 Billion: What Mental Illness Costs America Each Year
Biosimilar Biologics Do Not Always Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs
Findings seen in large study of commercially insured outpatients examining seven biologics, before and after biosimilar availability
Medical Debt Linked to Worse Health Status, Increased Mortality
Increase seen in physically and mentally unhealthy days during past month, years of life lost, age-adjusted all-cause mortality rate
Delayed Melanoma Care During Pandemic Proved Costly
Delayed diagnoses due to pandemic lockdowns tied to years of life lost
This Election Year, Health Care Costs Top Voter Concerns: Poll
Gross Price of Insulin Much Higher in the United States
On average, U.S. manufacturer prices are 971 percent of those in 33 OECD comparison countries
Price of Prescription Drugs Almost Threefold Higher in the United States
U.S. prices for brand-name originator drugs 422 percent higher; price of unbranded generics 67 percent of comparison countries
Concerns Associated With Elective Surgery Identified in Older U.S. Adults
64.3 percent reported being concerned about pain or discomfort; many adults also concerned about financial aspects
Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Likely Cost-Effective at <$2 Million
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios were $126,000 and $281,000 per QALY for two simulation models from a societal perspective
$250B of U.S. Health Costs Could Be Tied to Exposure to Chemicals in Plastics
Most of the cost burden is from polybrominated diphenylethers
