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NY1 |
State Comptroller Reports Medicaid Costs Related to Asthma on the Rise
NY1 That's a 26 percent increase over the past five years. While asthma-related death rates and hospitalization rates have dropped over the past decade, the cost of treatment continues to go up because the number of New Yorkers diagnosed with asthma is rising. |
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WRGB |
Asthma Costs
WRGB NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein's total compensation rose by almost 50 percent to $19.9 million last year, boosted by the value of his stock awards. …more … |
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Asthma Costs Skyrocket
WGY A study released Friday by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that Medicaid costs for asthma have increased by 26 percent in five years. The total estimated cost of asthma in New York is $1.3 billion when non-Medicaid hospitalizations and … |
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New York Daily News |
Asthma costs state $1.3 billion a year in medical expenses, lost productivity …
New York Daily News Asthma costs state $1.3 billion a year in medical expenses, lost productivity: report. Prescription drugs account for the biggest slice of asthma-related expenses, according to a report released Friday. About 1.7 million New Yorkers suffer from asthma … NYS Comptroller Report: State Choking On $1.3 Billion In Annual Asthma … Asthma makes New Yorkers cough up $1.3B annually Study: Asthma costs $1.3B in state |
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Asthma Costs New York $1.3 Billion a Year, DiNapoli Says
Bloomberg Asthma, the chronic lung disease, costs New York state more than $1.3 billion annually in medical costs and lost productivity, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said. About 1.7 million New Yorkers have asthma, with the highest rates in the Bronx, one of New … |
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Asthma Costs New York $1.3 Billion Annually, DiNapoli Says
Businessweek “For the New Yorkers with this chronic disease, a flare-up can mean missing work or school and too many late-night emergency room visits,” DiNapoli said in a statement. “The state needs to better understand asthma trends and better target publicly … |
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University Herald |
Asthma Costs New York $1.3 Billion Annually
University Herald In the report, DiNapoli mentioned that about asthma affects more than 1.7 million New Yorkers; Schenectady and the Bronx, one of the five boroughs in New York City, have the highest prevalence of the chronic disorder. In the past five years, Medicaid … |
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Mother Jones |
Here's Why Your Asthma Inhaler Costs So Damn Much
Mother Jones As I'm sure comes as no surprise, I prescribe a lot of medications….One medication I prescribe with great frequency is albuterol, a bronchodilator. Asthma is a very common childhood illness, and one that primary care providers can often manage … |
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Asthma costs US $56 billion annually
Columbus Dispatch The kitchen counter in the Hayes family's home is scattered with the inhalers, sprays and bottles of pills that have allowed Hannah, 13, and her sister, Abby, 10, to excel at dance and gymnastics despite a horrific pollen season that has set off asthma … |
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New members with asthma could raise payers' costs
FierceHealthPayer Despite some payers' attempts to improve asthma patients' health outcomes, the incidence, hospitalization rates and costs related to asthma continue to rise. And since a large portion of the uninsured population has asthma, payers will soon see an … |
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