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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedSchackman BR, Fleishman JA, Su AE
AHRQ Author: Fleishman JA
The lifetime medical cost savings from preventing HIV in the United States.
The researchers sought to estimate the medical cost saved by averting 1 HIV infection in the United States. They found that the estimated discounted lifetime cost for persons who become HIV infected at age 35 is $326,500 (60% for antiretroviral medications, 15% for other medications, 25% nondrug costs.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 290201100007C.
Citation: Schackman BR, Fleishman JA, Su AE .
The lifetime medical cost savings from preventing HIV in the United States.
Med Care 2015 Apr;53(4):293-301. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000308..
Keywords: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Healthcare Costs, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Prevention