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removing redundancy. leukemia is a type of cancer, so it doesn't make sense to say "example include cancer, leukemia, heart attack or stroke." also removing "for hospitals, doctors and medicines" from "These illnesses usually involve high costs [...]" since hospitals and doctors are the ones *making* money due to these illnesses, not the ones paying the costs. (changing to "for patients and health insurance companies" instead) |
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A '''catastrophic illness''' is a severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery. Examples |
A '''catastrophic illness''' is a severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery. Examples include<ref>{{citation|doi=10.1016/0277-9536(82)90175-7|pmid=6955965|title=Adverse consequences of hospitalization in the elderly|author1=MR Gillick |author2=NA Serrell |author3=LS Gillick |journal=Social Science & Medicine|volume=16|issue=10|pages=1033–1038|year=1982}}</ref> [[cancer]], [[heart attack]] or [[stroke]]. These illnesses usually involve high costs for patients and [[health insurance companies]] and may incapacitate the person from working, creating a financial hardship. They are the type intended to be covered by [[high-deductible health plan]]s. Research indicates that the unusual economic environment of the delivery of catastrophic illness care encourages the use of innovative therapies.<ref>{{citation|jstor=3763281|title=Treatment Decision Making in Catastrophic Illness|author=Warner, Kenneth E.|date=January 1977|journal=Medical Care|volume=XV|pages=19–33|number=1|doi=10.1097/00005650-197701000-00002 |pmid=401923 |s2cid=154649629 |url=http://www.nber.org/papers/w0139.pdf }}</ref> [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] contains a benefit for catastrophic illness.<ref>{{citation|title=Medicare's New Benefits: "Catastrophic" Health Insurance|author=John K. Iglehart|publisher=Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Economics|volume=10|issue=4|date=March 2001|pages=213–228}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:12, 27 February 2024
A catastrophic illness is a severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery. Examples include[1] cancer, heart attack or stroke. These illnesses usually involve high costs for patients and health insurance companies and may incapacitate the person from working, creating a financial hardship. They are the type intended to be covered by high-deductible health plans. Research indicates that the unusual economic environment of the delivery of catastrophic illness care encourages the use of innovative therapies.[2] Medicare contains a benefit for catastrophic illness.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ MR Gillick; NA Serrell; LS Gillick (1982), "Adverse consequences of hospitalization in the elderly", Social Science & Medicine, 16 (10): 1033–1038, doi:10.1016/0277-9536(82)90175-7, PMID 6955965
- ^ Warner, Kenneth E. (January 1977), "Treatment Decision Making in Catastrophic Illness" (PDF), Medical Care, XV (1): 19–33, doi:10.1097/00005650-197701000-00002, JSTOR 3763281, PMID 401923, S2CID 154649629
- ^ John K. Iglehart (March 2001), Medicare's New Benefits: "Catastrophic" Health Insurance, vol. 10, Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Economics, pp. 213–228
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