Medical Economics February 26, 2025
Key Takeaways
- Type 2 diabetes and musculoskeletal disorders are top spending categories, with rapid growth in expenditures.
- Oral disorders, primarily out-of-pocket, represent a significant spending category, impacting household finances.
- Ischemic heart disease spending is stable, reflecting improved management and prevention efforts.
- Geographic variation in healthcare access and spending underscores the importance of enhancing primary care access.
Author describes origin of new study that breaks down health care spending and medical conditions over a decade.
Any number of health conditions spur patients to seek medical help from physicians and other clinicians every day.
That interaction hopefully leads to a good outcome for the patient. It also begins a financial transaction that adds to a huge part of the American...
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