Tag Archives: Cost

Special Issue of Medical Care: Implementation and Cost of evidence-based, patient-centered programs

By | November 30, 2023
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The Person-Centered Care Model

As part of its partnership with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), Medical Care has published its first PCORI-sponsored article collection, which provides specific information about the costs that healthcare systems can expect to incur in promoting the uptake of specific evidence-based programs. In September’s special issue, five project teams that received Implementation Award funding from PCORI… Read More »

The Health and Social Costs of Homelessness

By | September 26, 2019
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The burden of homelessness on the health of those afflicted continues to be a major global public health concern. Last year, the United States recorded an increase in the number of homeless for the first time since 2010. On any given night in 2017, there were 553,742 people in the U.S. experiencing homelessness. In terms of… Read More »

Bang for the Buck: Tobacco Dependence Treatment Services

By | September 14, 2018
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Welcome to the Bang for the Buck series! In this series, we will look at the most recent cost and cost-effectiveness research on public health methods and technology and discuss their potential for policy and implementation within the current health care system. As the costs of treating diseases continue to rise faster than inflation, prevention… Read More »

Measuring Cost-related Medication Burden

By | June 9, 2016
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As readers of Medical Care are no doubt aware, prescription drug expenditures for Medicare beneficiaries are high – nearly $90 billion in 2012.  There is some evidence that Medicare Part D has reduced financial burdens, at least among some beneficiaries, but recent surveys suggest that around 4.4% of individuals ages 65 and older (including those not on… Read More »