Using US health insurance data from 2019 to 2023, a study recently published in the Journal of Medical Economy quantified the number of workdays lost annually by working-age adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension due to medical appointments and care. The cost of this lost productivity was estimated using average household income as a benchmark. The […]

A study published on Pharmacoeconomics on October 12 reveals that pulmonary arterial hypertension continues to be associated with a very high economic burden and healthcare resource utilization across all payer types within the US healthcare system. The study included 11,670 patients enrolled in Medicare Fee-for-Service, 1,021 patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage, 274 patients enrolled in