"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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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Trends in heart failure costs for commercially insured patients in the United States (2006-2021). BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jul 08; 24(1):780.
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How much does CMD cost before it is diagnosed? Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2024 Sep; 66:61-62.
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Association of dyskalemias with short-term health care utilization in patients with advanced CKD. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2021 Oct; 27(10):1403-1415.
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The clinical and financial cost of mental disorders among elderly patients with gastrointestinal malignancies. Cancer Med. 2020 12; 9(23):8912-8922.
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Price Transparency in Otolaryngology: More Questions Than Answers. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 04 01; 146(4):380-381.
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Kidney health for everyone everywhere - from prevention to detection and equitable access to care. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2020 Mar-Apr; 31(2):298-311.
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Pulmonary vs. extra-pulmonary tuberculosis hospitalizations in the US [1998-2014]. J Infect Public Health. 2020 Jan; 13(1):131-139.
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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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Burden of Illness in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2018 Sep; 24(9-a Suppl):S5-S13.
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Pediatricians and Public Health: Optimizing the Health and Well-Being of the Nation's Children. Pediatrics. 2018 02; 141(2).