Tag: Health Costs
Hospitals May Be Overcharging for Hip, Knee Replacements
Prices double the average costs for the implants, but only one insurer included in the research
USPSTF Recommendation for Overweight, Obese Cost-Effective
Behavioral counseling intervention cost-effective, with considerable variation in CE across subgroups
Transradial Intervention, Same-Day Discharge Cost Saving in PCI
TRI with SDD lowers costs for Medicare beneficiaries undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Cancer Survivors Likely to Change Rx Drug Use for Financial Reasons
Among nonelderly individuals, recently, previously diagnosed survivors more likely to change rx meds
Health Care Spending Expected to Grow 5.6% Annually to 2025
National health expenditures expected to represent 19.9 percent of gross domestic product by 2025
Medicare Shared Savings Linked to Lower Post-Acute Spending
And, performance is similar on standardized costs for Oregon, Colorado Medicaid ACO models
AHA: CVD Expected to Cost U.S. $1.1 Trillion Per Year by 2035
American Heart Association estimates CVD-related disease in nearly half of Americans in <20 years
Daily Energy Expenditure Linked to Health Care Utilization
Findings for energy expenditures estimated from ambulatory ECG monitoring
Smoking Imposes Heavy Burden on Global Economy
Tobacco-related diseases caused 12 percent of deaths among smokers aged 30 to 69 in 2012
Economic Benefit for Combo Statin/TG-Specific Tx in T2DM
Greatest cost reduction for statin/TG-specific-treated patients with TG level drop of ≥30 percent
