Unvaccinated U.S. Covid Patients Cost $5.7 Billion To Treat In Last 3 Months, Study Finds
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/09/14/unvaccinated-us-covid-patients-cost-57-billion-to-treat-in-last-3-months-study-finds/?sh=5381e47a2eb1
Key Facts
Around 187,000 Covid-19 hospitalizations could have been easily prevented by vaccination in August, research by Kaiser found, up from 68,000 in July and 32,000 in June.
These preventable hospitalizations over the past three months cost the U.S. healthcare system around $5.7 billion, Kaiser estimates based on the average Covid-19 hospital bill of approximately $20,000.
The ballpark figure is likely an understatement of the cost burden from preventable treatment of Covid-19 among unvaccinated adults, according to the report, which noted significant variations in costs across the country, a conservative estimate of the proportion of Covid-19 patients who hadnt been vaccinated and studies indicating a potentially much higher average cost than the $20,000 used (one cited put the figure at around $42,200).
There are also substantial costs for outpatient Covid-19 treatment, the report said, though this was not factored into the analysis.
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