Tag: Health Costs
Readmission Rates, Episode Costs Increased for Patients With Dementia
Cost of 30-day readmission and total 30-day episode costs higher for patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias
Sanofi Follows Lilly, Novo Nordisk in Cutting Insulin Prices
Sanofi is the third company to cut prices on its insulin products and cap out-of-pocket charges to $35 a month
One in Seven Nonelderly Adults Have Past-Due Medical Debt
Of these individuals, nearly three-quarters owe some money to hospitals
Novo Nordisk to Cut Insulin Prices by Up to 75 Percent
News follows similar move made by Eli Lilly, which said earlier this month that it will cut insulin prices by 70 percent
High Number of Health Care Encounters Seen for Tap Water Scalds
Furthermore, from 2016 to 2018, tap water scald burns cost $206.7 million in direct health care costs
Costs of $259,324 Incurred by Adolescent, Young Adult Cancer Survivors
AYA cancer survivors bear most of the costs themselves in terms of lost productivity, loss of well-being, loss of life
Eli Lilly to Slash Insulin Prices, Cap Monthly Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35
Company will cut its list price for Humalog 100 units/mL starting in the fourth quarter of 2023
2009 to 2018 Saw Increase in Total Expenditure for Insulin
Out-of-pocket cost of insulin increased from $1,678 to $2,800 per person per year in pre- to post-ACA period for uninsured population
Global Economic Cost of Cancer Estimated to Be $25.2 Trillion From 2020 to 2050
75.1 percent of cancer deaths occur in low-, middle-income countries, which account for 49.5 percent of economic cost
Financial Toxicity From Breast Cancer Treatment Is Common
More than 30 percent of patients in high-income countries incur financial toxicity
