Tag: Health Costs
Spending on Prescription Meds Up About 5 Percent in 2015
Increase due to increased medication use and higher prices; increase about half that of 2014
Ten-Fold Variation in Cost of CABG Across Hospitals
For hypothetical uninsured patient, no link for price from hospital, quality of care
ASA: Stroke Caregiving Costs Higher Than Previously Thought
Average annual cost for caregiving for elderly stroke survivor estimated at $11,300
Net Returns Projected to Top Investment in Vaccines
Projected immunizations estimated to yield return about 16 times greater than costs over decade
Multifaceted QI Intervention Cuts Lab Costs
Improvements seen in laboratory cost per day, per visit, and cuts in test per day
Physicians Concerned By Increasing Cost of Generics
Pennsylvania docs call for state- and national-level medical associations to address issue
Five-Year Mortality, Costs Up for ICU Survivors
Intensive care unit survivors have higher mortality, use of hospital resources in five years after discharge
Office Visits Before Screening Colonoscopy Raise Costs
About one-third of colonoscopies preceded by gastroenterology office visit
Slowing Noted in Growth of Cancer Expenditures
During 2007 to 2009, share of expenditures for hospital-based care dropped to low of 48 percent
Lower Hospital Costs Tied to Palliative Care Consult
Greater cost savings for cancer patients with more comorbidities
