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Average hospital charges for asthma treatment vary dramatically by region and state.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10173923     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Asthma is one of the most frequent causes of hospitalization among children and adults and it's a costly chronic condition. But treatment costs and utilization vary geographically. Here's the data developed by a group health insurance company, which surveyed total charges for its asthma patients across 50 states and came up with broad variations in costs.
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health care cost reengineering report     Volume:  2     ISSN:  1088-4653     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Care Cost Reengineering Rep     Publication Date:  1997 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-12-23     Completed Date:  1997-12-23     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9707732     Medline TA:  Health Care Cost Reengineering Rep     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  141-3     Citation Subset:  H    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Asthma / economics*,  therapy
Benchmarking
Catchment Area (Health) / economics
Child
Health Care Surveys
Hospital Charges / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Insurance, Hospitalization
United States

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