L14 - SP6 - Fill in the blanks only Flashcards
Why is data on the role of prevention in reducing cancer related costs underestimated?
Lack of data on long term costs.
Direct cost
Value of goods and services for which payment was made and resources were used as a result of illness.
Indirect cost
Time and economic output lost or given up due to disease
Examples of direct costs
Hospital care, beds, drugs, physicians and healthcare workers, care in other health-related institutions, and blood products.
A lack of health insurance prevents many Americans from….
receiving optimal cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment.
What is the cost of cancer in Canada?
4.4 billion
In Canada, are most costs direct or indirect?
direct
Who determines what is medically necessary?
The proviences
Additional care and services may be paid for in combination by…
provincial policies, private insurance, and patients/families. And financial aid can be applied for in certain cases.
Cancer expenses are 100% covered by the Canadian government in what provinces?
Sask., Alberta, BC, Nunavut, and by the federal plans, if the drug is listed on the formulary.
Active care
treatments for the cancer itself
Supportive care
treatments for side-effects from the medications used to treat the cancer.
Which phase of cancer overall seems most costly?
Continuing care
Which cancer has the highest initial care costs?
Breast
Which cancer has the highest continuing care costs?
Breast and prostate.
