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Abstract
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.
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19 entry terms
- Health Costs
- Healthcare Costs
- Cost, Health
- Cost, Health Care
- Cost, Healthcare
- Costs, Health
- Costs, Health Care
- Costs, Healthcare
- Health Care Cost
- Health Cost
- Healthcare Cost
- Costs, Medical Care
- Medical Care Costs
- Treatment Costs
- Cost, Medical Care
- Cost, Treatment
- Costs, Treatment
- Medical Care Cost
- Treatment Cost
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Indexed with the subheadings classification, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.
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actual cost of providing care: do not confuse with HEALTH EXPENDITURES (the amount paid for the service) or with FEES AND CHARGES (the amount charged regardless of cost); do not confuse with COST OF ILLNESS which is a personal cost (psychol, social, etc.) as well as a monetary cost for services
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Previous Indexing
- Costs and Cost Analysis (1966-1991)
- Health Expenditures (1968-1991)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Health Care Costs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017048. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017048
- Health Care Costs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59283414