Costs of Parkinson’s Disease Slide 18 of 29

Go to slide: 1: "Public Health Challenges for Parkinson's Disease in the US" 2: Context and Goals 3: US Health Care System 4: PD Organizations in the US 5: Political Strength 6: NIH PD Research Agenda 7: Public Health Action Plan for PD 8: Public Health Concept 9: Scientific Tools of Public Health 10: Emphasis on Prevention 11: Literature Review on 12: Current Public Health 13: Sources of Information 14: Costs of Parkinson’s Disease 15: Cost and Resource Use 16: PD Use of Services 17: Elevated Comorbidities with PD 18: Costs of Parkinson’s Disease 19: Physician Care 20: Access to Comprehensive Care 21: PDF Access Survey 22: Access to Specialty Physician Services 23: Specialty Physician Care 24: Use of Comprehensive Services 25: Access to Comprehensive Care 26: Summary of Findings 27: Challenges for Public health 28: Focus on Quality 29: A True Mover and Shaker

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Costs of Parkinson’s Disease Cost and Resource Use Study This chart shows annual charges to medicare for PD with co morbidities compared with PD alone. Given the magnitude of the cost burden, better management for these complex cases could provide savings for families and insurers. PD & Total Charges ($) Heart Attack $18384 Heart Disease - 52% Broken Bones $13196 Broken Bones - 36% All Cancers $14658 Cancer - 33% Dementia $14677 Dementia - 31% Diabetes $15579 Diabetes - 30% Stroke $20318 Stroke - 26% Broken Hip $18283 Broken Hip - 16% No Other Major Disease $8275

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