The rising cost of glaucoma drugs

The rising cost of health care.

Cost analysis of glaucoma medications.

PURPOSE To provide patients and health care providers with calculated yearly costs of topical glaucoma medications. DESIGN Prospective, experimental, laboratory study. METHODS Using the average wholesale price and common dosing patterns, we calculated the theoretical yearly cost of glaucoma medications. RESULTS Calculated yearly cost ranged from $150.81 for generic timolol maleate 0.5% (F...

The Rising Cost of Health Care : Is it a Problem ?

When Gail Wilensky invited me to participate in this session, I accepted readily for three reasons. First, I was honored—who would not be?—to speak at the annual meetings of the Institute of Medicine? Second, it is hard for me to say “ no ” to Gail, whom I have known in various capacities since her first job out of graduate school. Third, I know and respect David Cutler. He and I are billed arg...

Population Aging and the Rising Cost of Public Pensions

Rapid population aging is raising concerns about the sustainability of public pension systems in high-income countries. The first part of this study identifies the four factors that determine trends in public pension expenditures: population aging, pension benefit levels, the mean age at retirement, and the labor force participation rate. The second part presents projections to 2050 of the impa...

The rising cost of warming waters: effects of temperature on the cost of swimming in fishes.

Understanding the effects of water temperature on the swimming performance of fishes is central in understanding how fish species will respond to global climate change. Metabolic cost of transport (COT)-a measure of the energy required to swim a given distance-is a key performance parameter linked to many aspects of fish life history. We develop a quantitative model to predict the effect of wat...