The probability of having a specific health status in the future (healthy, acute process or different combinations of chronic illness) and the distribution function of healthcare costs for the individual lifetime were obtained for the sample population. The mean lifetime cost for women was €111,...
Disclosed is a computerized method and system for estimating treatment costs for a health care product and/or service for a health care patient. The estimate of health care costs is calculated before the patient is discharged from the facility providing the health care product or service. The ...
Massachusetts Health Reforms: Uninsurance Remains Low, Self-Reported Health Status Improves As State Prepares To Tackle Costs. The Massachusetts health reform initiative enacted into law in 2006 continued to fare well in 2010, with uninsurance rates remaining quite low and employer... Long,K Sharon...
Thus, the difficulty in accessing health services can be seen as a barrier to smoking cessation, given that many treatments are only available in the private sector and even for treatments that are available in the public system, travel costs and bureaucratic obstacles, such as the request for ...
摘要: Rationale. It has become a common practice among many US health insurance plans to create separate ("carved-out") coverage for the mental health (MH)关键词:Deductibles Mental Health Substance Abuse Parity Health Care Costs 年份: 2007 ...
Based on the projected costs and QALYs, we estimated the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER; USD per QALY) of DAA-based treatment in comparison with no treatment. Our analysis was conducted from healthcare payer’s perspective. For each patient profile under each horizon, we also ...
As an instrument to control hospital drugs costs, medication during hospital stays is reimbursed on the basis of a fixed payment per patient-day (per diem). However, a number of mostly expensive and/or innovative drugs are reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis. These drugs are defined by th...
Based on new analyses of the 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Study (MEPS) examining the differences in annual total health care costs for health center users and non-users and based on our projections of changes in Medicaid caseloads at health centers, we estimate: In 2009 health centers serve ...
Outcomes included numbers of HIV and HCV infections averted, lifetime health sector costs, and cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained. Discounting was applied at 3% (sensitivity: 0%, 5%) per annum. Results: We estimated that NSPs reduced incidence of HIV by 34–70% (192–873 ...
Operating Costsmeans the reasonable incremental expenses incurred by the Recipient on account of Project implementation, including costs related to audits, office equipment and supplies, vehicle operation and maintenance, shipping costs, office rentals, communication and insurance costs, office administration...