Direct medical costs after surgical or nonsurgical treatment for degenerative lumbar spinal disease: A nationwide matched cohort study with a 10-year follow-up
Direct medical costs after surgical or nonsurgical treatment for degenerative lumbar spinal disease: A nationwide matched cohort study with a 10-year follow-up (Plos One).
The demand for treating degenerative lumbar spinal disease has been increasing, leading to increased utilization of medical resources. Thus, we need to understand how the budget of insurance is currently used. The objective of the present study is to overview the utilization of the National Health
Insurance Service (NHIS) by providing the direct insured cost between patients receiving
surgery and patients receiving nonsurgical treatment for degenerative lumbar disease.
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Conclusion
Surgical treatment initially led to more government reimbursement than
nonsurgical treatment, but the charges during follow-up period were not
different. The results of the present study should be interpreted in light of
the costs of medical services, indirect costs, societal cost, quality of life
and societal willingness to pay in each country.
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Quelle: Plos One, 01.12.2021
