Obstetrics & gynaecology
Supreme Court abortion ruling brings attention to Minneapolis women's health startup
For years, Joe Connolly watched his mother, aunt and grandmother struggle with a series of health problems.
Jul 21, 2022
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News tagged with insurance costs
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Childbirth now costs nearly $3,000 for insured Americans
Better have some savings stored up before you rush to the delivery room: A new analysis shows the average out-of-pocket expense for delivering a child in the United States is nearly $3,000, even if you're insured.
Jul 21, 2022
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Diabetes
Insulin is an extreme financial burden for over 14% of Americans who use it
Over 30 million Americans have diabetes, and more than 7 million of them require daily insulin. But the cost of the drug has risen considerably in the last decade. Though U.S. lawmakers are considering policies to address ...
Jul 5, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Those 'free' COVID tests you take? Labs are raking in millions in tax dollars, study says
For more than two years, Americans have been able to get COVID-19 tests, often with no costs to themselves.
Jun 13, 2022
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Pediatrics
Inappropriate antibiotics for nonhospitalized kids cost US at least $74 million
Antibiotics inappropriately prescribed to nonhospitalized children resulted in at least $74 million in excess health-care costs in the U.S. in 2017, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in ...
May 26, 2022
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Addiction
Using e-cigarettes may lead to higher use of and spending on health services
Use of electronic (e) cigarettes appears to lead to substantially higher costs and excess use of healthcare services in the USA, suggests new research published in the journal Tobacco Control.
May 24, 2022
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Neuroscience
New report: Total economic burden of MS in United States is more than $85 billion
The estimated cost of multiple sclerosis (MS) reached $85.4 billion in 2019 in the United States, according to a new report published in the April 13, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy ...
Apr 13, 2022
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Medical economics
Health care costs add up in months after COVID-19 hospital stay, study finds
Millions of Americans have needed hospitalization for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, including hundreds of thousands in the recent Omicron surge.
Mar 17, 2022
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Medical economics
Prior authorization impacts care, workforce productivity
(HealthDay)—More than one-third of physicians report that prior authorization has led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care, according to a survey released by the American Medical Association (AMA).
Feb 18, 2022
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Medications
Study finds sexual minority communities disproportionately engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs
Individuals from sexual minority populations, including members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer communities, are more likely than heterosexual individuals to engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs such as ...
Jan 3, 2022
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