"Health Care Costs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from HEALTH EXPENDITURES, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost.
| Descriptor ID |
D017048
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.400 N05.300.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Care Costs- Health Care Costs
- Cost, Health Care
- Costs, Health Care
- Health Care Cost
- Health Costs
- Cost, Health
- Costs, Health
- Health Cost
- Healthcare Costs
- Cost, Healthcare
- Costs, Healthcare
- Healthcare Cost
Medical Care Costs- Medical Care Costs
- Costs, Medical Care
- Cost, Medical Care
- Medical Care Cost
Treatment Costs- Treatment Costs
- Cost, Treatment
- Costs, Treatment
- Treatment Cost
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2017 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Care Costs" by people in Profiles.
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Cost of a Measles Outbreak in an Urban Shelter. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Sep 01; 9(9):e2635328.
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Alternative Payment Models and Diabetes Outcomes. Curr Diab Rep. 2026 Jul 21; 26(1).
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Association of elective peripheral vascular intervention with outcomes among patients with peripheral arterial disease and intermittent claudication. J Vasc Surg. 2026 Oct; 84(4):1013-1024.e16.
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Genetic findings and health care utilization among individuals undergoing population genomic screening for actionable hereditary disorders. Genet Med. 2026 07; 28(7):102605.
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Cost of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Screening Among All People Living With Diabetes in Six Countries. Liver Int. 2025 12; 45(12):e70390.
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Contemporary Resource Use and Costs Among Patients With Medically Managed Severe Aortic Stenosis: Results From a US National Claims Database. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 09 02; 14(17):e041889.
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Effects of single-use negative pressure wound therapy on healthcare use: US analysis of a large claims database. J Wound Care. 2025 08 02; 34(8):555-562.
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Burden and Cost of Gastrointestinal, Liver, and Pancreatic Diseases in the United States: Update 2024. Gastroenterology. 2025 05; 168(5):1000-1024.
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of uterus transplantation vs. gestational carrier for treatment of absolute uterine factor infertility in the United States. Fertil Steril. 2025 Jul; 124(1):121-133.
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The Impact of Unrelated Future Medical Costs on Economic Evaluation Outcomes for Different Models of Diabetes. Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2024 11; 22(6):861-869.