Tag: Health Costs
Affording Health Care Now a Struggle for Half of Americans: Poll
More than half delayed or skipped care because of concerns about costs
Care Use, Financial Burden Increase Over Time for Elders With Dementia
Increases seen in care hours from family and unpaid helpers, use of in-home medical care, hospital stay, use of nursing facility
Childbirth Tied to Medical Debt, Even Among Commercially Insured Families
Risk for medical debt in collections highest for postpartum individuals living in lowest-income neighborhoods
Pediatric Mental Health Care Use, Spending Both Up >20 Percent Since the Pandemic
Study shows telehealth delivery of mental health care persists
Major Drug Companies Agree to Price Negotiations With U.S. Government
Ten drugs have been chosen for price negotiations by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Extended-Release Buprenorphine Not Necessarily Cost-Effective
Extended-release buprenorphine not cost-effective when transmucosal buprenorphine is available for treatment of OUD
Economic Burden of Youth Violence Reached $122 Billion in 2020
Total annual economic burden of youth violence 17 percent higher in 2020 due to increase in youth homicides
Availability of CVD Meds Varies by Low-Cost Generic Program
Variation in coverage seen by program, drug, and cardiovascular disease condition
OOP Costs Often Exceed Discount Card Pricing for Select Generics
OOP payments exceeded Amazon and GoodRx prices for 40 and 79 percent of prescriptions assumed to be in deductible phase
Higher Administrative Payment Burden Causes Delays in Cancer Care
Younger patients, African American patients appear to have more cost-related delays/nonadherence
