Juan M Reyes Sánchez, Carlos Bello, Jhon Bolaños López, Jair Arciniegas, Farley J González, Manuela Duque, Jose M Oñate, Mónica García, Omar Escobar, Lidia Serra, Jennifer Onwumeh-Okwundu, Florence Lefebvre d'Hellencourt, Jorge La Rotta, Mark A Fletcher
{"title":"Frequency and Mortality of Adult Meningitis, Pneumonia, or Bacteremia in Colombia from 2015 to 2022: A Retrospective Database Study in a Health Maintenance Organization.","authors":"Juan M Reyes Sánchez, Carlos Bello, Jhon Bolaños López, Jair Arciniegas, Farley J González, Manuela Duque, Jose M Oñate, Mónica García, Omar Escobar, Lidia Serra, Jennifer Onwumeh-Okwundu, Florence Lefebvre d'Hellencourt, Jorge La Rotta, Mark A Fletcher","doi":"10.36469/001c.141461","DOIUrl":"10.36469/001c.141461","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Meningitis, pneumonia, and bacteremia, prevalent community-acquired diseases that can lead to multi-organ failure, are influenced by age, comorbidities, and living conditions. Despite meningitis surveillance in Colombia, information on pneumonia and bacteremia remains limited. This study aims to determine frequency of these diseases among Colombian patients and estimate related healthcare resources.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To measure the frequency and mortality of meningitis, pneumonia, and bacteremia in all diagnosed adult patients in Colombia from 2015 to 2022.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective study analyzed adult (≥18 years) patients, from structured data collection (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision) in a health maintenance organization (HMO). Diagnosis of a first meningitis, pneumonia, or bacteremia episode-unknown cause (bacterial etiology undetermined)-between 2015 and 2022 was reviewed. Index date was defined as when the diagnosis was registered. Frequency was calculated by dividing the number of cases by the number of members in the HMO system over the study period.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 112 205 patients, 96.0% had pneumonia, 6.2% bacteremia, and 0.4% meningitis, not mutually exclusive. Inpatient pneumonia incidence, which peaked in 2019 and dropped post-COVID pandemic, was 167 cases per 100 000 person-years in 2022. Incidence of meningitis, pneumonia, and bacteremia was higher in patients over 60 years. Common comorbidities were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease. Bacteremia incidence decreased from 143 cases per 100 000 in 2015 to 69.6 in 2022. Meningitis incidence dropped from 5.3 to 2.2 cases per 100 000 in the COVID period. All-cause mortality rates were 12.0%, 33.5% and 13.8% for pneumonia, bacteremia, and meningitis, respectively.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This study is the first to use health electronic databases from an HMO to estimate the burden of these diseases in Colombian patients. Incidence was consistent with COVID-period patterns observed in other studies. Mortality rates were higher with bacteremia. Comorbidities like chronic pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, kidney diseases, and dementia were linked with increased incidence and mortality, emphasizing the need for targeted healthcare interventions and vaccination programs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Incidence and mortality, whether pneumonia (inpatient or outpatient), bacteremia, or meningitis with bacteremia, vary with age and comorbidities, while all-cause mortality was greater for bacteremia than pneumonia or meningitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":16012,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research","volume":"12 2","pages":"141461"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12448433/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145113460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria J Ospina-Fadul, Pedro Kremer, Florence Haruna, Fred Adomako-Boateng, Kenneth Fosu Oteng, Diana N Tsali
{"title":"Cost-Effectiveness of Aerial Logistics for Maternal and Newborn Health: A Simulation-Based Analysis Grounded in Real-World Evidence from the Ashanti Region in Ghana.","authors":"Maria J Ospina-Fadul, Pedro Kremer, Florence Haruna, Fred Adomako-Boateng, Kenneth Fosu Oteng, Diana N Tsali","doi":"10.36469/001c.143065","DOIUrl":"10.36469/001c.143065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In sub-Saharan Africa, low antenatal care (ANC) coverage and limited access to facility-based deliveries remain key drivers of adverse maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes. Inadequate service provision at health facilities and insufficient care-seeking behavior are exacerbated by supply chain inefficiencies that restrict access to essential maternal health commodities. Aerial logistics (centralized storage and drone delivery) has shown promise as a novel approach to addressing these logistical challenges and supporting maternal health service delivery, but its cost-effectiveness has not been evaluated.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of aerial logistics as an intervention for MNH. It builds on previously observed programmatic effects (increases in ANC visits, facility-based deliveries, and reductions in maternal mortality in Ghana's Ashanti Region) to model downstream health outcomes and estimate incremental economic value.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using microsimulation and published epidemiological parameters, the study models additional health outcomes resulting from increased service utilization among 11 249 pregnant women, including reductions in low birth weight, postpartum hemorrhage, neonatal mortality, and early-onset neonatal sepsis. Alongside the observed maternal mortality reduction, all outcomes are translated into life-years saved and discounted disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) averted. Cost estimates are based on real-world aerial logistics operations and national data on health system expenditures and household out-of-pocket costs. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) are calculated from both health system and societal perspectives. Uncertainty is addressed through one-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The intervention averted 3754.99 discounted DALYs at a net cost of US <math><mn>400</mn> <mrow><mo> </mo></mrow> <mn>987</mn> <mi>f</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>m</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>h</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>g</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>v</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>m</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>s</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>c</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>v</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mo>,</mo> <mi>y</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>l</mi> <mi>d</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>g</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>I</mi> <mi>C</mi> <mi>E</mi> <mi>R</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>f</mi> <mi>U</mi> <mi>S</mi></math> 106.79 per DALY averted. From the societal perspective, the ICER was US <math><mn>377.82</mn> <mo>.</mo> <mi>T</mi> <mi>h</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>c</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>s</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>m</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>u</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>d</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>h</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>v</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>d</mi> <mi>w</m","PeriodicalId":16012,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research","volume":"12 2","pages":"143065"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12448434/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145113507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Societal Economic Burden of Cystic Fibrosis in Iran: A Cost-of-Illness Study.","authors":"Hassan Karami, Shideh Rafati, Maryam Shirvani Shiri, Ali Mouseli, Hedayat Salari, Amin Ghanbarnejad, Mitra Nowrouzpour, Fatemeh Noroozian, Ali Alizadeh, Fatemeh Asadi, Narges Salehi","doi":"10.36469/001c.143266","DOIUrl":"10.36469/001c.143266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare genetic disorder that places a substantial financial burden on patients, families, and the healthcare system. This study aimed to estimate the economic impact of CF in southern Iran.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional, prevalence-based cost-of-illness study was conducted from a societal perspective, using a bottom-up approach and the human capital method. Data were collected through insurance records and a standardized cost questionnaire. Mean annual per-patient costs were calculated, and cost determinants were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average annual cost per CF patient was US $4070, with 67% attributed to direct medical costs, 20% to direct nonmedical costs, and 13% to indirect costs. Higher total costs were significantly associated with disease severity, hospitalization history, and absence of supplementary insurance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CF imposes a considerable economic burden in Iran, predominantly driven by drug and hospitalization expenses. Direct nonmedical costs and indirect costs also contribute meaningfully. These findings highlight the need for improved access to specialized CF care, enhanced insurance coverage, and stronger support for informal caregivers to alleviate the financial pressure on affected families.</p>","PeriodicalId":16012,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research","volume":"12 2","pages":"116-123"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12425157/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145064885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Shin, Carson Cummings, David Cheng, Chandler Dinh, Daniel Im, Timothy Tang, Isabella Oh, Lauren Han, Patricia Carlson, Gideon Harianja, Jacob Razzouk, Olumide Danisa, Wayne Cheng
{"title":"Reasonable Cost for Procedures: An Anonymous Survey of Healthcare Providers.","authors":"David Shin, Carson Cummings, David Cheng, Chandler Dinh, Daniel Im, Timothy Tang, Isabella Oh, Lauren Han, Patricia Carlson, Gideon Harianja, Jacob Razzouk, Olumide Danisa, Wayne Cheng","doi":"10.36469/001c.143489","DOIUrl":"10.36469/001c.143489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The cost of medical procedures in the United States varies dramatically depending on the payment system, including Medicare, Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid program), private insurance, or lien-based payment models used in personal injury cases. Cost discrepancies can discourage physician participation in Medicare and Medi-Cal, potentially limit access to care for vulnerable patient populations, and complicate the determination of proper compensation in court.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To survey healthcare providers to determine reasonable costs for medical procedures, potentially aligning legal standards with healthcare costs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An anonymous, 8-question electronic survey was distributed through Survey Legend® between February and September 2023 to providers in orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, anesthesiology, interventional radiology (IR), physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR), pain management, and physician assistants (PAs) or nurse practitioners (NPs). Three procedures-epidural injection, facet injection/medial branch block, and radiofrequency ablation-were included, with participants selecting from 5 cost categories: < <math><mn>1000</mn> <mo>,</mo></math> 1000- <math><mn>4999</mn> <mo>,</mo></math> 5000- <math><mn>9999</mn> <mo>,</mo></math> 10000- <math><mn>19999</mn> <mo>,</mo> <mi>a</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>d</mi> <mo>></mo></math> 20,000. Additional questions explored participant insight into discounts for cash and lien-based payments.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For all procedures and participants, the most common value was <math><mn>1000</mn> <mo>-</mo></math> 4999. Neurosurgery selected significantly higher epidural values than pain management (<i>P</i>=.025), PMR (<i>P</i>=.029), and PA/NP (<i>P</i>=.04); higher facet injection/medial branch block values than PMR (<i>P</i>=.03) and PA/NPs (<i>P</i>=.01); and higher radiofrequency ablation values than PA/NPs (<i>P</i>=.02). Physicians not accepting lien payments showed significantly lower values across all specialties and procedures.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The range of reported reasonable costs by respondents reflects a discrepancy between physician expectations and existing reimbursement models, indicating a lack of a standardized value for procedural pricing. Medicare's estimated <math><mn>500</mn> <mi>r</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>m</mi> <mi>b</mi> <mi>u</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>s</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>m</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>f</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>d</mi> <mi>u</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>l</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>j</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>c</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>s</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>d</mi> <mi>f</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>c</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>j</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>c</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mrow><mo>/</mo></mrow> <mi>m</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi","PeriodicalId":16012,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research","volume":"12 2","pages":"108-115"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12422406/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145040309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Waterhouse, Iris Li, Laura Morrison, Bruno Emond, Marie-Hélène Lafeuille, Annalise Hilts, Jill Korsiak, Patrick Lefebvre, Pratyusha Vadagam, Dexter Waters
{"title":"Healthcare Resource Use, Healthcare Costs, and Unmet Needs Among Patients Treated for EGFR-Mutated Advanced or Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.","authors":"David Waterhouse, Iris Li, Laura Morrison, Bruno Emond, Marie-Hélène Lafeuille, Annalise Hilts, Jill Korsiak, Patrick Lefebvre, Pratyusha Vadagam, Dexter Waters","doi":"10.36469/001c.142771","DOIUrl":"10.36469/001c.142771","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Approximately 17% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) NSCLC, 84% of which are exon 19 deletions (Ex19del)/exon 21 substitutions (L858R). Unmet needs for patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) for EGFRm (Ex19del/L858R) advanced NSCLC, including osimertinib, are relevant to US population health decision makers.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To describe healthcare resource utilization (HRU) and costs by line of therapy (LOT) among patients with EGFRm (Ex19del/L858R) advanced NSCLC initiating first-line (1L) treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>IBM MarketScan® Research Databases (1/1/2010-1/31/2023) were used to select adult patients with advanced NSCLC initiating an EGFR-TKI during any LOT on/after 4/18/2018 (osimertinib approval; EGFRm Ex19del/L858R proxy). Per-patient-per-month (PPPM) all-cause HRU and costs were described in 1L, second-line (2L), and third-line (3L) overall and among subgroups receiving 1L osimertinib monotherapy or platinum-based chemotherapy (PBC) without immunotherapy, separately.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 409 patients with EGFRm advanced NSCLC (mean age, 60.5 years; 70.2% female). In 1L, 72.9% initiated osimertinib-based therapy (2L, 45.9%; 3L, 41.2%), 21.0% initiated chemotherapy (2L, 30.0%; 3L, 36.5%), 4.6% initiated another EGFR-TKI (2L, 12.9%; 3L, 12.9%), and 1.5% initiated immunotherapy (2L, 11.2%; 3L, 9.4%). Overall, 170 patients (41.6%) progressed to 2L among whom 85 (50.0%) progressed to 3L. Mean LOT duration decreased with each successive LOT (1L, 10.2 months; 2L, 8.7 months; 3L, 8.0 months). Across LOTs, patients had a mean of >4 outpatient visits PPPM (1L, 4.79; 2L, 4.26; 3L, 4.40), and the 1L osimertinib monotherapy subgroup (n = 279) had a mean of 0.69 inpatient days PPPM during 1L (2L, 0.82; 3L, 0.74). Mean all-cause costs PPPM were <math><mn>27</mn> <mrow><mo> </mo></mrow> <mn>751</mn> <mi>i</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mn>1</mn> <mi>L</mi> <mo>,</mo></math> 28 971 in 2L, and <math><mn>31</mn> <mrow><mo> </mo></mrow> <mn>251</mn> <mi>i</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mn>3</mn> <mi>L</mi> <mo>.</mo> <mi>A</mi> <mi>m</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>g</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>h</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mn>1</mn> <mi>L</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>s</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>m</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>b</mi> <mi>m</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>h</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mi>y</mi> <mi>s</mi> <mi>u</mi> <mi>b</mi> <mi>g</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>u</mi> <mi>p</mi> <mo>,</mo> <mi>m</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>P</mi> <mi>P</mi> <mi>P</mi> <mi>M</mi> <mi>c</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>s</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>s</mi> <mi>w</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>e</mi></math> 27 610 in 1L, <math><mn>35</mn> <mrow><mo> </mo></mrow> <mn>501</mn> <mi>i</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mn>2</mn> <mi>L</mi> <mo>,</mo> <mi>a</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>d</mi><","PeriodicalId":16012,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research","volume":"12 2","pages":"98-107"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12399230/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144957076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Srujitha Marupuru, Kristin Moore, Desiree Hall, Sarah Aurit, Gretchen Hultman, Noah Webb, Yong Zhu, Gieira Jones
{"title":"Real-World Treatment Patterns and Cost of Care in US Ovarian Cancer Patients Undergoing BRCA Testing.","authors":"Srujitha Marupuru, Kristin Moore, Desiree Hall, Sarah Aurit, Gretchen Hultman, Noah Webb, Yong Zhu, Gieira Jones","doi":"10.36469/001c.142444","DOIUrl":"10.36469/001c.142444","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with ovarian cancer incur substantial economic burdens. However, little is known about the differences in metrics such as treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization (HCRU), and costs between those with BRCA mutant (BRCAm) and BRCA wildtype (BRCAwt) tumors.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study assessed demographic and clinical characteristics, treatment patterns, and HCRU and costs among patients diagnosed with ovarian cancer, stratified by BRCA testing status and result.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective study included patients with ovarian cancer between Jan. 1, 2017, and June 30, 2022, with electronic health record (EHR) and administrative claims data in Optum's Clinical EHR and claims databases. Data collected included baseline characteristics, lines of therapy (LOTs) (captured at 6, 12, and 24 months follow-up), HCRU (captured for 12-month baseline and follow-up periods), and costs (captured for 6-month baseline and 12-month follow-up periods). Patients were stratified by the presence or absence of a BRCA test and by BRCA testing results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 13 981 patients were included in the sample; 23.3% had a BRCA test and 76.7% did not. Among those with a BRCA test, 62.0% were BRCAm and 35.8% were BRCAwt. Patients who did not receive BRCA testing were more likely to be non-Hispanic African American and to live in the South (all <i>P</i> < .001). Patients who received testing were more likely to progress to a subsequent LOT but also more likely to receive BRCA-targeted therapies. The median per-patient-per-month (PPPM) total costs were 62% higher in BRCA-tested patients than those without tests ( <math><mn>6242</mn> <mi>v</mi> <mi>s</mi></math> 3845). Similarly, median PPPM ambulatory visits cost and pharmacy cost were 81% and 137% higher in those with BRCA tests than those without tests ( <math><mn>2236</mn> <mi>v</mi> <mi>s</mi></math> 1232, and <math><mn>793</mn> <mi>v</mi> <mi>s</mi></math> 335, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Approximately one-fourth of patients received BRCA testing. Disparities existed between those who received testing and those who did not. Patients who were tested had higher costs than those who were not; this difference was driven mostly by ambulatory visits and pharmacy costs, potentially due to increased clinical encounters and higher costs of targeted treatments.</p>","PeriodicalId":16012,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research","volume":"12 2","pages":"85-97"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12393876/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144956997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erratum: Effect of Fresh Frozen Plasma Infusion on Hospital Length of Stay for Patients With Hereditary Angioedema.","authors":"Subhan Khalid, Alan T Hitch","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.36460/jheor.2025.141471.].</p>","PeriodicalId":16012,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research","volume":"12 2","pages":"143440"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12374767/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144957003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erratum: Characteristics and Comorbidities Influencing Mortality Risk Among Hereditary Angioedema Patients.","authors":"Subhan Khalid, Alan T Hitch","doi":"10.36469/001c.143450","DOIUrl":"10.36469/001c.143450","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.36469/jheor.2025.141747.].</p>","PeriodicalId":16012,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research","volume":"12 2","pages":"143450"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12374766/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144957049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Real-World Prevalence and Outcomes of Patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Treated with C5 Inhibitors in the US: A Retrospective Claims Database Analysis.","authors":"Srinivas K Tantravahi, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Raj Desai, Soyon Lee, Jincy Paulose, Anumaxine Geevarghese, Annie Guérin, Shravanthi Seshasayee, Mohin Chanpura, Glorian Yen","doi":"10.36469/001c.142049","DOIUrl":"10.36469/001c.142049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare blood disorder with C5 inhibitors (C5i), eculizumab and ravulizumab, being part of current treatment options.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To estimate the 5-year prevalence of PNH and describe the healthcare resource utilization and direct healthcare costs associated with C5i among commercially insured patients with PNH treated with C5i in the US.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The 5-year prevalence of adults with PNH in IQVIA PharMetrics® Plus was estimated (2018-2022). A retrospective cohort study (2011-2022) was also conducted in adults with PNH treated with C5i and ≥3 months of continuous health plan coverage following the first claim for C5i (index date). PNH-related health resource utilization and direct healthcare costs were assessed from index date until earliest of treatment discontinuation/end of data/end of continuous health plan coverage (follow-up period).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The 5-year prevalence of PNH was 2.4 per 100 000 persons in commercial claims. A total of 371 patients treated with C5i (median age: 40 years; female: 55.3%; eculizumab: 53.9%; ravulizumab: 46.1%) were followed for a mean ± SD [median] of 19.3 ± 16.9 [14.7] months. Annual incidence rates of PNH-related blood transfusion and breakthrough hemolysis (BTH) among patients treated with C5i were 1.2 (eculizumab: 1.3; ravulizumab: 1.0) and 4.5 (eculizumab: 5.2; ravulizumab: 3.3) per person per year (PPPY), respectively. In patients treated with eculizumab and ravulizumab, respectively, PNH-related blood transfusion was required by 46.2% and 11.9% of patients in the first 6 months post-index, and over the follow-up period, transfusion avoidance was observed in 46.2% and 78.2% of patients. The 6- and 12-month rates of PNH-related thrombosis were 8.0% and 10.6% for eculizumab and 6.1% and 11.6% for ravulizumab, respectively. Among patients treated with C5i, estimated annual total PNH-related costs PPPY were <math><mn>660</mn> <mrow><mo> </mo></mrow> <mn>533</mn> <mo>(</mo> <mi>e</mi> <mi>c</mi> <mi>u</mi> <mi>l</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>z</mi> <mi>u</mi> <mi>m</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>b</mi> <mo>:</mo></math> 697 459; ravulizumab: <math><mn>612</mn> <mrow><mo> </mo></mrow> <mn>522</mn> <mo>)</mo> <mi>f</mi> <mi>o</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>h</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>f</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>s</mi> <mi>t</mi> <mi>y</mi> <mi>e</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>r</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>d</mi></math> 633 984 (eculizumab: <math><mn>691</mn> <mrow><mo> </mo></mrow> <mn>022</mn> <mo>;</mo> <mi>r</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>v</mi> <mi>u</mi> <mi>l</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>z</mi> <mi>u</mi> <mi>m</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>b</mi> <mo>:</mo></math> 570 832) for subsequent years, with treatment costs accounting for 94.3% to 94.6% of total costs.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Despite treatment with C5i, patients with PNH still exhibited BTH, required blood transfusions, and experienced thrombosis.</p><p><str","PeriodicalId":16012,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research","volume":"12 2","pages":"66-74"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12358179/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144873505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}