BACKGROUND Bangladesh has a high proportion of households incurring catastrophic health expenditure, and very limited risk sharing mechanisms. Identifying determinants of out-of-pocket (OOP) payments and catastrophic health expenditure may reveal opportunities to reduce costs and protect households from financial risk. OBJECTIVE This study investigates the determinants of high healthcare expe...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to describe the impact of asthma treatment non-adherence on patients and the healthcare system, and to outline areas of responsibility towards improved adherence. RECENT FINDINGS The average cost of healthcare expenses for each person in the United States in 2002 was 5440 US dollars. In that year, there were 800 million medical encounters. Howev...

Objectives: To examine whether elimination of fatal diseases will increase healthcare costs. Design: Mortality data from vital statistics combined with healthcare spending in a cause elimination life table. Costs were allocated to specific diseases through the various healthcare registers. Setting and subjects: The population of the Netherlands, 1988. Main outcome measures: Healthcare costs of ...

OBJECTIVES To examine whether elimination of fatal diseases will increase healthcare costs. DESIGN Mortality data from vital statistics combined with healthcare spending in a cause elimination life table. Costs were allocated to specific diseases through the various healthcare registers. SETTING AND SUBJECTS The population of the Netherlands, 1988. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Healthcare costs o...

OBJECTIVE Determine incremental increases in healthcare expenditures and utilization associated with allergic rhinitis (AR). METHODS Patients reporting a diagnosis of AR were extracted from the 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey medical conditions file and linked to the consolidated expenditures file. AR patients were then compared to non-AR patients determining differences in healthcare u...

This paper analyses equity in health and healthcare utilization in Afghanistan based on a representative national household survey. Equitable access is a cornerstone of the Afghan health policy. We measured socioeconomic-related equity in access to public health care, using disability--because people with disabilities are poorer and more likely to use health care--and a concentration index (CI)...

Advances in cancer care have reached unprecedented milestones, but these achievements come at significantly high costs.1 Disorganized and uncoordinated care can harm patients and contributes to unsustainable expenses. The CMS Innovation Center is addressing these issues with financial incentives under the Oncology Care Model (OCM) umbrella that aims to provide higher quality and more coordinate...

OBJECTIVE To describe the flow and costs associated with the diagnosis and treatment of patients with breast cancer who come from the public healthcare system and were treated at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. METHODS Between August 2009, and December 2011, 51 patients referred by the Unified Public Healthcare System (SUS) had access to Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein for diagnostic r...

Health care, an organized provision of medical care to individuals or a community, is one of the most important aspects of providing quality services to the needy individuals. Cost of healthcare depends on (a) Disease condition; (b) Coverage by insurance; (c) Medical service provider; and (d) Healthcare infrastructure. Patients in need of critical medical care and continuous monitoring by speci...