Costs, Effectiveness of Laparoscopic, Open Gastrectomy Similar
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After one-year follow-up, differences in the total costs and effectiveness of laparoscopic and open gastrectomy are minimal, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in JAMA Surgery.Arjen van der Veen, …
Learn MoreMost Older Adults Concerned About Emergency Department Costs
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Eight in 10 older U.S. adults are concerned about the costs of an emergency department visit, according to a study published online Dec. 16 in the American Journal of Managed Care.Rachel E. Solnick, M.D., f…
Learn MorePer-Patient Costs of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Estimated at $31,427
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The estimated annual per-patient costs attributable to metastatic prostate cancer are $31,427, according to a study published in the January issue of Urology Practice.T. Anders Olsen, from the Emory Universit…
Learn MorePrices for Total Joint Arthroplasty Not Linked to Hospital Quality
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The overall negotiated price for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) varies considerably for hospitals within a regional health system and prices are not associated with measures of hospital quality, such as compl…
Learn MoreTreatment-Resistant Depression Common and Costly
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is associated with a heavy individual and societal burden, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Psychiatry.Johan Lundberg, M.D., Ph.D., from the Karolins…
Learn MoreCommercial Rates for Breast Reconstruction Vary Significantly
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is large nationwide variation in commercial rates for breast reconstruction, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Surgery.Danielle H. Rochlin, M.D., from Stanford University Medical Cen…
Learn MorePaxlovid pronto no será gratuito para los estadounidenses
MIÉRCOLES, 7 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El antiviral Paxlovid ha evitado que las personas enfermen de gravedad y mueran por la COVID-19 desde que salió, sin ningún costo para ellas.Pero a mediados del próximo año, el gobierno de EE. UU. …
Learn MoreRSNA: Deductible Payments May Discourage Breast Imaging
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A deductible payment for follow-up breast imaging from abnormal screening discourages roughly one in five women from returning for diagnostic workup or causes them to skip screening altogether, according to a…
Learn MorePaxlovid Soon Will Not Be Free for Americans
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The antiviral Paxlovid has kept patients from becoming severely ill and dying from COVID-19 since it became available — at no cost to them. But by the middle of next year, the U.S. government will stop subs…
Learn MorePaxlovid Soon Won’t Be Free for Americans
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The antiviral Paxlovid has kept people from getting really sick and dying from COVID-19 since it became available — at no cost to them. But by the middle of next year, the U.S. government will stop subsidiz…
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