AHigh-Deductible Health Planis similar to a catastrophic plan in that it enables you to pay less for your health insurance. You have higher out-of-pocket costs when compared to other plans, but it can fall under the category of an HMO, PPO, EPO, or POS plan. You may want to use a...
Around 20% switched to second line therapy in order to reduce the risk of hypoglycemia. It has been observed that patients in healthcare plans with lower out-of-pocket costs were generally less likely to receive newer second-line medication classes, such as DPP4s, glucagon like peptide-1 (...
First page of articledoi:10.1016/S1098-3015(10)64772-9CC ChenCD MullinsAR DeVriesElsevier Inc.Value in Health
Management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) requires the use of insulin, which can cause hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose levels). While most hypoglycaemic episodes can be self-treated, all episodes can be sudden, inconvenient, challenging to prevent or manage,
These factors may be significantly more important when considering the addition of an expensive brand medication to a patient’s therapeutic regimen in comparison to living in ZIP codes with increasing levels of poverty. In addition to patient-related factors, insurance plans can also unwittingly ...
Since 2011, he has been a qualified non-member of MDRT, the most prestigious life insurance trade organization in the USA Chris Riley Chris Riley An entrepreneur at heart, Chris has been building and writing in consumer life insurance and health for over 11 years. He's contributed to 1,...
of the respondents pay for their healthcare through co-payment and insurance jointly, and 42.9% pay out-of-pocket (OOP). Patients with lower socioeconomic status incurred a higher direct cost burden compared to those in the higher socioeconomic bracket. The implications of the high economic ...
The slow uptake of CGM is partly due to cost considerations, although private health insurance plans are increasingly covering CGM. Medicare covers CGM through its durable medical equipment for patients receiving exogenous insulin (fortunately, Medicare has removed the onerous prior requirement of extensiv...
9 Health care coverage may be limited, interrupted, or absent for younger adults who turn age 26 years and are no longer eligible to remain on their families’ health insurance plans. Interrupted access to care during this period can affect health care quality, costs, and outcomes.9-11 Young...
Spaceflight induces an immune response in astronauts. To better characterize this effect, we generated single-cell, multi-ome, cell-free RNA (cfRNA), biochemical, and hematology data for the SpaceX Inspiration4 (I4) mission crew. We found that 18 cytokin