Healthcare,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(22), С. 2275 - 2275
Опубликована: Ноя. 14, 2024
There
is
a
lack
of
empirical
studies
out-of-pocket
health
expenditures
associated
with
dyslipidemias,
which
are
major
cardiovascular
risk
factors,
especially
in
underrepresented
admixed
populations.
The
study
investigates
associations
costs
lipid
traits,
GWAS-derived
genetic
scores
(GRSs),
and
other
cardiometabolic
factors.
BACKGROUND:
The
American
Heart
Association
(AHA),
in
conjunction
with
the
National
Institutes
of
Health,
annually
reports
most
up-to-date
statistics
related
to
heart
disease,
stroke,
and
cardiovascular
risk
factors,
including
core
health
behaviors
(smoking,
physical
activity,
nutrition,
sleep,
obesity)
factors
(cholesterol,
blood
pressure,
glucose
control,
metabolic
syndrome)
that
contribute
health.
AHA
Disease
Stroke
Statistical
Update
presents
latest
data
on
a
range
major
clinical
circulatory
disease
conditions
(including
brain
health,
complications
pregnancy,
kidney
congenital
rhythm
disorders,
sudden
cardiac
arrest,
subclinical
atherosclerosis,
coronary
cardiomyopathy,
failure,
valvular
venous
thromboembolism,
peripheral
artery
disease)
associated
outcomes
quality
care,
procedures,
economic
costs).
METHODS:
AHA,
through
its
Epidemiology
Prevention
Statistics
Committee,
continuously
monitors
evaluates
sources
stroke
United
States
globally
provide
current
information
available
annual
review
published
literature
year
before
writing.
2024
is
product
full
year’s
worth
effort
2023
by
dedicated
volunteer
clinicians
scientists,
committed
government
professionals,
staff
members.
strives
further
understand
help
heal
problems
inflicted
structural
racism,
public
crisis
can
significantly
damage
mental
perpetuate
disparities
access
education,
income,
housing,
several
other
vital
healthy
lives.
This
edition
includes
additional
global
data,
as
well
monitoring
benefits
population,
an
enhanced
focus
equity
across
key
domains.
RESULTS:
Each
chapters
focuses
different
topic
statistics.
CONCLUSIONS:
represents
critical
resource
for
lay
public,
policymakers,
media
clinicians,
care
administrators,
researchers,
advocates,
others
seeking
best
these
conditions.
Importance:
Little
is
known
about
the
extent
to
which
patient
self-perception
of
care
experience
associated
with
costs,
especially
for
people
Alzheimer
disease
and
related
dementias
(ADRD).
Objective:
This
study
explores
relationship
between
self-reported
quality
measures
Medicare
costs
examines
whether
ease
obtaining
prescribed
medications
reduced
overall
focusing
on
beneficiaries
ADRD.
Design,
Setting,
Participants:
In
this
cross-sectional
study,
Beneficiary
Summary
File
data
from
2018,
2019,
2021
were
linked
Consumer
Assessment
Health
Care
Providers
Systems
(CAHPS)
Survey
using
beneficiary
IDs.
The
sample
included
community-dwelling
fee-for-service
beneficiaries.
Exposures:
Five
used
as
key
exposure
variables:
(1)
beneficiary’s
rating
health
care,
(2)
getting
care/tests/treatment
through
plan,
(3)
doctor
always
explained,
listened,
respected,
spent
enough
time
patient,
(4)
medications,
(5)
talked
all
prescription
medicines
was
taking.
Main
Outcome
Measure:
Annual
total
payments
per
person.
Results:
230,617
FFS
aged
65
older,
including
16,452
Among
beneficiaries,
53%
females
(vs.
56%
ADRD
beneficiaries),
a
mean
(SD)
age
75.8
(SD
7.27)
years
[vs.
82.5
7.97)
beneficiaries].
Fully
adjusted
analyses
showed
significant
negative
associations
per-capita
payments,
more
pronounced
cost
reductions
among
patients
Specifically,
who
reported
it
easy
get
had
$1,922.0
(95%
CI,
-$3304.8
-$539.2),
while
those
$2964.5
-$4518.8
-$1410.1).
addition,
that
doctors
discussed
experienced
$2299.7
-$3800.5
-$799.0)
in
medicare
costs.
Conclusion
Relevance:
Our
findings
suggest
high-quality
not
necessarily
high
Meanwhile,
access
needed
drugs,
effective
communication
medication
critical
improving
reducing
Circulation Heart Failure,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2025
High
out-of-pocket
costs
and
financial
toxicity
related
to
heart
failure
treatment
are
substantial
concerns.
Two
of
4
pillars
guideline-directed
medical
therapy
for
with
reduced
ejection
fraction,
example,
carry
high
that
may
attenuate
their
uptake.
Furthermore,
rarely
occurs
in
isolation.
Many
patients
have
other
comorbidities
require
treatment,
further
driving
up
patients’
costs.
Developing
plans
improve
mortality
without
subjecting
can
be
challenging
several
reasons.
First,
accrue
from
multiple
domains
depend
on
a
variety
insurance
pharmacy-related
factors
make
determining
patient-specific
cost
estimates
complicated.
Second,
strategies
mitigate
involve
health
policy-level
interventions
patient-level
interventions.
These
own
unique
sets
challenges.
Third,
integrating
into
shared
decision-making
requires
nuanced
discussions
about
whether
is
worth
the
cost.
Though
has
been
advocated,
there
little
data
how
best
conduct
these
discussions.
Health
policies
like
Inflation
Reduction
Act
2022
provide
relief
some
patients,
efforts
transparency
potential
beneficial.
Over
long
term,
policy
solutions
such
as
value-based
design
patient
engagement
emphasize
enhancing
important
yield
durable
results.
BMJ Open,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(5), С. e098899 - e098899
Опубликована: Май 1, 2025
To
investigate
the
prevalence
and
potential
determinants
of
cost-related
non-adherence
(CRNA)
in
US
adults
with
heart
failure
(HF).
A
serial
cross-sectional
analysis
using
nationally
representative
data
from
2012
to
2021
Medical
Expenditure
Panel
Survey.
Population-based.
Adult
participants
HF
diagnosis.
Self-report
never
getting
or
delaying
prescription
medicine
because
costs.
We
included
1753
patients
(mean
age
69.36
[95%
CI,
68.23
70.48])
years,
47.85%
men
17.09%
non-Hispanic
Black.
The
overall
weighted
CRNA
was
7.94%
(6.40-9.81),
increasing
3.09%
(1.29-7.24)
13.69%
(8.99-20.32)
2018
decreasing
8.71%
(3.82-18.67)
2021.
higher
among
<65
years
than
those
≥65
(11.78%
vs
6.04%),
more
prevalent
lower
family
income,
no
insurance
public
insurance,
a
greater
comorbidity
burden.
highest
found
uninsured
(18.54
[8.01-37.30]).
Among
had
significantly
utilisation
sodium
glucose
cotransporter-2
inhibitors
slightly
use
beta
blockers
ACEi/ARBs.
out-of-pocket
cost
for
medication
CRNA,
especially
on
central
nervous
system
medicines.
HF,
disproportionately
affecting
younger
65
socioeconomic
status,
Interventions
are
needed
reduce
financial
burden
enhance
adherence.
JAMA,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
330(17), С. 1619 - 1619
Опубликована: Сен. 20, 2023
This
Viewpoint
discusses
how
the
price
negotiation
for
certain
drugs
under
Inflation
Reduction
Act
will
provide
a
unique
opportunity
to
enhance
access
therapies
older
patients
with
cardiovascular
conditions
and
diabetes.
Pharmacy,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
11(6), С. 187 - 187
Опубликована: Дек. 17, 2023
In
this
review,
we
examine
the
impact
of
Inflation
Reduction
Act
(IRA)
2022
on
pharmaceutical
drugs
in
United
States,
drawing
a
diverse
range
sources
to
understand
perceptions
multiple
stakeholders
and
professionals.
Findings
suggest
that
Act,
while
aiming
control
price
inflation,
has
had
multifaceted
sector.
Stakeholders,
including
companies,
healthcare
providers,
patient
advocacy
groups,
policymakers,
offered
varied
perspectives:
some
laud
for
its
potential
controlling
runaway
drug
prices
making
more
accessible,
others
raise
concerns
about
possible
reductions
innovation,
disruptions
supply
chains,
sustainability
smaller
companies.
The
review
identified
four
underlying
constructs
(themes)
literature
surrounding
stakeholders'
IRA's
upon
prescription
drugs:
pricing
and/or
dictation
issues,
topics
related
patent
law
pharmaceuticals,
processes
(2022)
rules
regulations,
threats
industry
concerning
research
development
future
medications.
complex
interplay
Act's
implications
underscores
importance
ongoing
assessment
iterative
policy
refinements
as
implementation
endures.
Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
30(1), С. 34 - 42
Опубликована: Дек. 28, 2023
Glucagon-like
peptide
1
receptor
agonists
(GLP1-RAs)
and
sodium
glucose
cotransporter
2
inhibitors
(SGLT2is)
have
proven
benefits
in
patients
with
type
diabetes
mellitus
related
to
decreasing
cardiovascular
events
heart
failure
hospitalizations
as
well
preventing
the
progression
of
kidney
disease.
This
led
American
Diabetes
Association
(ADA)
update
their
guidelines
2022
recommend
GLP1-RAs
SGLT2is
potential
first-line
options
cardiorenal
conditions.
Formulary
restrictions,
such
step
therapy
prior
authorizations,
can
limit
access
these
beneficial
medications.