"Health Care Costs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from HEALTH EXPENDITURES, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost.
| Descriptor ID |
D017048
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.400 N05.300.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Care Costs- Health Care Costs
- Cost, Health Care
- Costs, Health Care
- Health Care Cost
- Health Costs
- Cost, Health
- Costs, Health
- Health Cost
- Healthcare Costs
- Cost, Healthcare
- Costs, Healthcare
- Healthcare Cost
Medical Care Costs- Medical Care Costs
- Costs, Medical Care
- Cost, Medical Care
- Medical Care Cost
Treatment Costs- Treatment Costs
- Cost, Treatment
- Costs, Treatment
- Treatment Cost
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Care Costs" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Care Costs" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1996 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1997 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1998 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 1999 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2000 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2015 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2018 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Care Costs" by people in Profiles.
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Economic outcomes of antiobesity medication use among adults in the United States: A retrospective cohort study. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2022 Oct; 28(10):1066-1079.
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Health care costs in a randomized trial of antimicrobial duration among cystic fibrosis patients with pulmonary exacerbations. J Cyst Fibros. 2022 07; 21(4):594-599.
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The Relationship Between Reductions in WHO Risk Drinking Levels During Treatment and Subsequent Healthcare Costs for the ACTIVE Workgroup. J Addict Med. 2022 Jul-Aug 01; 16(4):425-432.
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The Impact of Narrow and Tiered Networks on Costs, Access, Quality, and Patient Steering: A Systematic Review. Med Care Res Rev. 2022 10; 79(5):607-617.
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Medical costs and associated racial/ethnic and sex disparities in erythropoiesis-stimulating agent use: anemia management under the Medicare reimbursement policy. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2021 Aug; 27(8):1142-1152.
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Prioritizing Primary Care Can Save the U.S. Health Care System. Am Fam Physician. 2021 07 01; 104(1):14-15.
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Interventions to Improve Adherence to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A Systematic Review. Am J Clin Oncol. 2021 06 01; 44(6):291-298.
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The relationship between financial hardship and incident diabetic kidney disease in older US adults - a longitudinal study. BMC Nephrol. 2021 05 05; 22(1):167.
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Delivery of Financial Navigation Services Within National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2021 06; 5(3).
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Telestroke Across the Continuum of Care: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Jul; 30(7):105802.