"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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2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Care Costs" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Low-Value Preoperative Care for Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery at a Safety-Net Health System. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 May 01; 179(5):648-657.
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Triple bottom line: sustainability in amblyopia care. Eye (Lond). 2016 Aug; 30(8):1029-30.
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Predictors, Resource Utilization, and Short-term Costs of Laser Trabeculoplasty Versus Medication Management in Open-Angle Glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2016 08; 168:78-85.
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Accountable Health Communities--Addressing Social Needs through Medicare and Medicaid. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jan 07; 374(1):8-11.
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: opportunities for prevention and public health. Lancet. 2014 Jul 05; 384(9937):75-82.
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Sustained economic value of a wellness and disease prevention program: an 8-year longitudinal evaluation. Popul Health Manag. 2014 Apr; 17(2):90-9.
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Long term healthcare costs of infants who survived neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: a retrospective longitudinal study among infants enrolled in Texas Medicaid. BMC Pediatr. 2013 Aug 20; 13:127.
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Choosing Wisely: five ideas that physicians and patients can discuss. Ophthalmology. 2013 Mar; 120(3):443-444.
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The economic effect of age-related hearing loss: national, state, and local estimates, 2002 and 2030. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Mar; 58(3):618-9.
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Effect of depression on health care utilization in patients with end-stage renal disease treated with hemodialysis. Eur J Intern Med. 2009 Jul; 20(4):411-4.