Tag: Health Costs
Searching for Price Info Affects Choice of Health Care Facility
Patients who viewed price estimates chose health care facilities with lower relative price estimates
Bundled-Payment Program Deemed Better for Breast CA Care
Better adherence to quality indicators, outcome, and cost control over time in Taiwanese study
Financial Toxicity Is a Relevant Cancer Outcome Measure
Health-related quality of life correlated with financial toxicity in cancer patients
Considerable Absenteeism Costs for Chronic Disease, Risk Factors
Considerable costs for smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, and for those with hypertension, diabetes
Considerable Economic Burden for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Economic burden estimated at about $9 billion in 2015 for adults ages 19 years and older
Copay Assist Programs Creating Problems in Health Care Markets
Despite offering assistance to those who cannot afford meds, programs create broader problems
Costs of Chemo for Breast Cancer Vary Widely in the United States
Lower-priced options could save patients thousands of dollars, researchers say
Communication Facilitator Beneficial in Intensive Care Unit
Full-time, trained communication facilitator improves quality of care, costs
U.S. Health Care System Is One of the Least Efficient Worldwide
America ranked 50 out of 55 countries in 2014, according to a Bloomberg index
Price Increases Larger for Older Cancer Drugs Than Newer Ones
Older meds rose 22.7 percent in price, compared to a 6.2 percent increase for newer treatments
