medical costs

Medical costs differ greatly, conditions remain

seher — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:15:54 -0500

Medical spending on the chronically ill elderly in New York, New Jersey and California exceeds the U.S. average by more than 20 percent, and the patients in those states don't live any longer ob better, a study found.

Drug therapy can reduce preterm births and decrease lifetime medical costs

harminka — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:54:43 -0500

Researchers from MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH found that treating expectant mothers who have had previous spontaneous preterm births with 17 Alpha Hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P) and reducing the incidence of another preterm birth would consequently reduce both short-term and lifetime medical costs in offspring by $2 billion per year.

Overcrowded hospitals may risk adverse events on busiest days

harminka — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:06:56 -0500

Hospitals that operate at or over their capacity may be at increased risk of adverse events that injure patients, according to a study led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Woman's Hospital (BWH). The report in the May issue of the journal Medical Care suggests that efforts to meet two primary challenges facing hospitals today - reducing costs and improving patient safety - may work against each other.

High Prevalence and Heavy Cost of Type 2 Diabetes Complications in America

harminka — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:51:19 -0500

A first-of-its-kind report looking at the prevalence and cost of type 2 diabetes complications shows that an estimated three out of five people (57.9 percent) with type 2 diabetes have at least one of the other serious health problems commonly associated with the disease, and that these health problems are taking a heavy financial toll on the United States.

Health insurance fails to protect Americans from financial risk

harminka — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:33:26 -0500

Sickness or injury can leave people in serious financial jeopardy even when they have health insurance, according to a report released today by The Access Project and Brandeis University. The Illusion of Coverage: How Health Insurance Fails People When They Get Sick, reports findings based on in-depth interviews with dozens of insured Americans in seven states.

Heart attack patients avoid follow-up care due to cost

harminka — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:05:00 -0500

One in five heart attack patients have financial barriers to health care services

harminka — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:41:07 -0500