Healthcare affordability remains a key patient experience issue, as consumers lament high out-of-pocket costs, access to care and poor medication adherence in a new Ipsospollconducted in partnership with PhRMA. The poll of nearly 2,600 adults showed thatrising out-of-pocket healthca...
The research firm said key patient engagement efforts, like chronic disease management, will be essential for capping growing out-of-pocket spending. Additionally, referring patients to low-cost healthcare options, like generic drugs and different types of health plans, will be key...
Determining factors associated with inhaled therapy adherence on asthma and COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the global literature. Respir Med. 2022;191:106724. Article PubMed Google Scholar Xia T, Qiu H, Yu B, et al. Cost-related medication nonadherence in US adults with asth...
This cross-sectional study examines out-of-pocket costs for the treatment of invasive breast cancer in employer-insured women younger than 65 years.
Over three decades of relentless pain, Jonna Tallant has tried about every TMJ treatment: mouthguards, six sets of braces, dental crowns and appliances, drugs, physical therapy, Botox, massage, acupuncture, chiropractic care and surgery. Nothing has helped. Tallant, 51, of Knoxville, Tennessee,...
little is known about the extent to which patients incur out-of-pocket costs for these therapies.2,3 Prior research has demonstrated that patients with asthma commonly discontinue these biologics due to the high cost of therapy.4 We therefore sought to estimate out-of-pocket costs for Medicare ...
The data used in the study only included patients on employer-based plans. Most individuals had low out-of-pocket costs - the most common cost was $30 for a 30 day supply, but copayments and co-insurance amounts required of patients varied substantially. ...
This cohort study examines the association of reaching age 65 years and enrolling in Medicare with out-of-pocket costs and utilization of type 2 diabetes
Related to out-of-pocket:Out-of-pocket expenses out-of-pock·et (out′əv-pŏk′ĭt) adj. 1.Calling for the spending of cash:out-of-pocket expenses. 2.Paid for out of one's own resources; not covered, shared, or reimbursed:out-of-pocket costs. ...
RESULTS. Overall, 248 cannabis users provided data on cost and were analyzed. Median monthly out-of-pocket cost for cannabis was $80 (interquartile range = $25-$150). On regression analysis, male gender (odds ratio = 2.5, 95% confidence interval = 1.2 to 5.5, P = .026) and being ...