Curbing the Costs of Cancer Treatment

Curbing the costs of tobacco use.

The societal costs of tobacco use go beyond direct medical expenditures, which total more than $75 billion per year. Another $80 billion per year accounts for indirect costs, including lost productivity. As states struggle to curb Medicaid costs, it is important to note that about 14 percent of all Medicaid expenditures are related to smoking. The public health community is asking states to con...

When does curbing health costs really help the economy?

Growth in U.S. health spending has historically been associated with growth in prices paid to health care inputs in excess of economywide inflation and to increases in the employment of health inputs. Increases in input prices largely result in transfers from some citizens to others, while increases in employment mean less of other outputs--which is harmful if those other outputs are more valua...

Curbing obesity: prevention and treatment.

practices. It also offers lessons on how to bring about change, highlighting what can be achieved by a global movement linking international and domestic action, involving national coalitions, NGOs, the media, and mobilisation of the public to create sustained pressure for change. It is possible that success might be achieved without global regulation but it is essential that the option is not ...

Curbing Medical Malpractice Costs: An Empirical Investigation Across States

Curbing U.S. health care costs: lessons from Europe?

T he U.S. health care system is the world's most expensive, consuming almost 20% of the economy and forecast to swallow half within decades if current trends continue. Yet despite the hefty cost, the U.S. lags behind many countries in Europe and other developed nations for health outcomes and quality of services, according to metrics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Developmen...