NIH study suggests people with rare diseases face significantly higher health care costs | National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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A new, retrospective study of medical and insurance records indicates health care costs for people with a rare disease have been underestimated and are three to five times greater than the costs for people without a rare disease. The study, led by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), provides new evidence of the potential impact of rare diseases on public health, suggesting that nationwide medical costs for individuals with rare diseases are on par with those for cancer and heart failure. The study’s results were published Oct. 21 in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases (link is external) . “There needs to be greater public awareness of the large and growing medical footprint of rare diseases in society,” said senior author Anne Pariser, M.D., director of the NCATS Office of Rare Diseases Research. “Only about 10% of rare diseases have an FDA-approved therapy for their treatment. The findings underscore an urgent need for mo

Friday, October 22, 2021 NIH study suggests people with rare diseases face significantly higher health care costs A new, retrospective study of medical and insurance records indicates health care costs for people with a rare disease have been underestimated and are three to five times greater than the costs for people without a rare disease. The study, led by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), provides new evidence of the potential impact of rare diseases on public health, suggesting that nationwide medical costs for individuals wi

NIH study suggests people with rare diseases face significantly higher health care costs | National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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