Coronavirus pushed up health spending by €466 per person in 2021
2 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus pushed up health spending by €466 per person in 2021

Dutch News  

Healthcare spending went up by €466 per person in 2021, largely as a result of coronavirus-related costs such as testing and vaccination. The statistics agency CBS said spending was 7.6% higher than in 2020, when the costs went up by 8.3% or €475 per person compared to 2019. The 2020 increases were mainly due to the €2.1 billion healthcare bonus and support measures for healthcare providers amounting to €3.5 billion. Spending on support services, including laboratories and patient transport, and to providers of preventive care, such as municipal health services rose, almost doubled to €9.9 billion, from €5.1 billion in 2020 to €9.9 billion 2021, mainly as a result of large-scale testing and vaccination.

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18% drop since 2020 in people with reported medical debt
1 year, 10 months ago

18% drop since 2020 in people with reported medical debt

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The number of people with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million — or 17.9% — between 2020 and 2022, according to a report Tuesday from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agencies will also extend the time it takes to add medical debt to reports from six months to one year, possibly giving …

Long Covid cost up to €180 billion per coronavirus year
2 years, 3 months ago

Long Covid cost up to €180 billion per coronavirus year

NL Times  

The social costs of Long Covid in the Netherlands could amount to 180 billion euros per coronavirus year, health economist Xander Koolman of the VU Amsterdam said on NPO Radio 1. That lost labor market potential combined with the costs of treatment would result in a social cost of about 180 billion euros per coronavirus year. It could turn out …

Coronavirus pushed up health spending by €466 per person in 2021
2 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus pushed up health spending by €466 per person in 2021

Dutch News  

Healthcare spending went up by €466 per person in 2021, largely as a result of coronavirus-related costs such as testing and vaccination. The statistics agency CBS said spending was 7.6% higher than in 2020, when the costs went up by 8.3% or €475 per person compared to 2019. The 2020 increases were mainly due to the €2.1 billion healthcare bonus …

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 for the second day in a row
3 years, 1 month ago

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 for the second day in a row

Dutch News  

A total of 16,287 new coronavirus cases were reported to national health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Friday morning, down slightly on Thursday’s figure but still higher than the average daily total over the past week. Almost 18% of people tested in a regional health board testing centre are positive for coronavirus, and the infection rate is now …

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 for the second day in a row
3 years, 1 month ago

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 for the second day in a row

Dutch News  

A total of 16,287 new coronavirus cases were reported to national health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Friday morning, down slightly on Thursday’s figure but still higher than the average daily total over the past week. Almost 18% of people tested in a regional health board testing centre are positive for coronavirus, and the infection rate is now …

Unvaccinated Covid-19 patients cost $5.7 billion for treatment in the last 3 months, study estimates
3 years, 3 months ago

Unvaccinated Covid-19 patients cost $5.7 billion for treatment in the last 3 months, study estimates

CNN  

CNN — A new analysis published Tuesday estimates that preventable costs for treating hospitalized, unvaccinated Covid-19 patients reached $5.7 billion over the last three months. The data analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation found, using data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as well as studies on health care costs, that each preventable Covid-19 hospitalization costs about $20,000. …

Healthcare costs increased by almost 9 billion last year
3 years, 5 months ago

Healthcare costs increased by almost 9 billion last year

NL Times  

Netherlands households, insurers, and the government spent 116 billion euros on care and welfare last year, Statistics Netherlands reported based on preliminary figures. The total amount also includes the bonus for healthcare workers and compensation that care providers received from insurers and municipalities for lost income, as well as government support packages. In total, an average of 6,660 euros per …

Care workers to get extra Covid bonus of up to €240
3 years, 6 months ago

Care workers to get extra Covid bonus of up to €240

NL Times  

Healthcare workers in the Netherlands will be able to apply for a new Covid-19 bonus from June 15, the government announced. The main condition for eligibility for the bonus is that the healthcare professional has "provided medical care under exceptional circumstances" in the period from October 1 last year to June 15 this year. To express this, € 720 million …

Coronavirus patients are now facing medical bills of up to $1million
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus patients are now facing medical bills of up to $1million

Daily Mail  

Patients who've recovered from COVID-19 are starting to see bills add up from their hospital stays and treatment. Pictured: Chaplain Kevin Deegan prays with COVID-19 patient Esperanza Salazar, as she speaks with family members remotely in Los Angeles, February 2021 One widow of a COVID patient is facing a $50,000 bill for an air ambulance that insurance refuses to cover …

Corona patient numbers down by nearly 150, cases drop 25% in a week
3 years, 7 months ago

Corona patient numbers down by nearly 150, cases drop 25% in a week

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients in hospital fell by 147 in the last 24 hours, the biggest drop recorded since January 1, according to latest figures from the public health agency RIVM. The percentage of positive tests in the last seven days fell to 11.8%, down by 0.4 percentage points since Tuesday, having peaked at 12.8% four days ago. The …

Corona patient numbers down by nearly 150, cases drop 25% in a week
3 years, 7 months ago

Corona patient numbers down by nearly 150, cases drop 25% in a week

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients in hospital fell by 147 in the last 24 hours, the biggest drop recorded since January 1, according to latest figures from the public health agency RIVM. The percentage of positive tests in the last seven days fell to 11.8%, down by 0.4 percentage points since Tuesday, having peaked at 12.8% four days ago. The …

Billions spent on coronavirus fight, but what happens next?
3 years, 8 months ago

Billions spent on coronavirus fight, but what happens next?

Associated Press  

Congress has poured tens of billions of dollars into state and local public health departments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, paying for masks, contact tracers and education campaigns to persuade people to get vaccinated. Congress eventually allocated $1.1 billion for Zika, but by then, mosquito season had passed in much of the U.S. “Something happens, we throw a ton …

Deaths linked to Covid-19 up 20 percent this week
3 years, 11 months ago

Deaths linked to Covid-19 up 20 percent this week

NL Times  

Preliminary data released this calendar week showed that 619 deaths were caused by Covid-19, an increase of 20 percent compared to last week. To date, 11,612 people in the Netherlands are known to have died from the coronavirus disease, but several thousand others likely died before they were diagnosed, statistics bureau CBS said based on mortality figures. The current admission …

US Congress seals deal to provide $900bn in COVID aid
4 years ago

US Congress seals deal to provide $900bn in COVID aid

Al Jazeera  

Long-awaited deal would give $600 direct payments to individuals and boost unemployment payments by $300 a week. The Senate’s top Republican and Democrat said on Sunday they had reached an agreement on a nearly $900bn package, a deal that would be the second-largest economic stimulus in US history, following a $2.3 trillion aid bill passed in March. “Anyone who thinks …

Too soon to speculate about Covid-related premium increases: Health insurers
4 years, 4 months ago

Too soon to speculate about Covid-related premium increases: Health insurers

NL Times  

According to the association for health insurers in the Netherlands ZN, it is premature to speculate about whether the coronavirus outbreak will lead to higher health insurance premiums, given that "there is no insight yet into the total costs". But if the government wants to keep eventual premium increases as limited as possible, it must scrap its plans to eliminate …

Coronavirus | An opportunity to reshape health care
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus | An opportunity to reshape health care

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has massively disrupted our lives. But the impact of COVID-19 and the lockdown on the ‘business’ of health care has not been examined. Investigating these important questions and critically analysing their answers may make future health care more beneficial to patients. The widely prevalent practice of a ‘health check-up’ which does not have proven public health value …

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