"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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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Care Costs" by people in Profiles.
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Multimorbidity in African ancestry populations: a scoping review. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 12 07; 8(12).
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Healthcare Resource Utilization in Controlled Versus Uncontrolled Adults Living With Type 1 Diabetes in the South African Public Healthcare Sector. Value Health Reg Issues. 2023 Jul; 36:66-75.
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The healthcare system costs of hip fracture care in South Africa. Osteoporos Int. 2023 Apr; 34(4):803-813.
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Estimating the healthcare cost of overweight and obesity in South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2022 Dec 31; 15(1):2045092.
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The costs of interventions for type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and cardiovascular disease in South Africa - a systematic literature review. BMC Public Health. 2022 12 12; 22(1):2321.
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Hypertension in the South African public healthcare system: a cost-of-illness and burden of disease study. BMJ Open. 2022 02 22; 12(2):e055621.
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Are Estimates of the Health Opportunity Cost Being Used to Draw Conclusions in Published Cost-Effectiveness Analyses? A Scoping Review in Four Countries. Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2022 05; 20(3):337-349.
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Is the Risk Really Shared? A Retrospective Analysis of Healthcare Costs of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on a Capitation Model. Value Health Reg Issues. 2022 Mar; 28:29-37.
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Economic evaluation of differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Lesotho: costs to providers and patients. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 04; 24(4):e25692.
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Fast-track treatment initiation counselling in South Africa: A cost-outcomes analysis. PLoS One. 2021; 16(3):e0248551.