title: Cost and financing of care for persons with HIV disease: an overview.
abstract: This article explores the impact of new combination drug therapies on the cost and financing of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. Evidence indicates that the proportion of costs attributable to drugs has increased significantly since the diffusion of new combination drug therapies, and that the proportion of costs attributable to hospital inpatient care has decreased. The absence of timely data is the major difficulty in analyzing the impact of recent changes. Only two studies have examined costs since the diffusion of new combination drug therapies, and there are no recent studies of the insurance status of persons with HIV disease.
authors.affiliation: Center for Organization and Delivery Studies, U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, USA.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Hellinger
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017281:Cost of Illness; D016527:Drug Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics*; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D044469:Racial Groups; D012737:Sex Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors