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Forecasting the medical care costs of the HIV epidemic.

Caring. 1992 Aug;11(8):52-3, 55-6, 58. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AHA/92354130
Hellinger FJ; Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, US Department of; Health and Human Services.

Abstract: The 1991 average cost of treating an AIDS patient was $32,000 a year, including inpatient, outpatient, home care, and other services. The figures in this first comprehensive forecast of the cost of treating all people with HIV is relevant for the policymakers developing budgets for health services--and thus helping to shape the home care industry.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*ECONOMICS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/ THERAPY Ambulatory Care/ECONOMICS Disease Outbreaks/ECONOMICS Drug Costs/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Forecasting Health Care Costs/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Health Services Research Home Care Services/ECONOMICS Hospitalization/ECONOMICS/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Human HIV Infections/*ECONOMICS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/THERAPY *Models, Econometric Prevalence United States/EPIDEMIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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