Recent transition of medical cost and relapse rate of multiple sclerosis in Japan based on analysis of a health insurance claims database

Recent transition of medical cost and relapse rate of multiple sclerosis in Japan based on analysis of a health insurance claims database

Abstract Background In this study, we aimed to understand the trends in total and itemized medical expenses, especially of disease-modifying therapy (DMT), for multiple sclerosis (MS) in Japan through an analysis of health insurance claims data. Methods We analyzed a database containing health insur...

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Main Authors: Izumi Kawachi, Shuichi Okamoto, Mariko Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Ohta, Yusuke Nakamura, Kosuke Iwasaki, Manami Yoshida, Shinzo Hiroi, Mieko Ogino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Multiple sclerosis
Disease-modifying therapy
Claims database
Health economics
Relapse rate
Real-world data
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-019-1534-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-019-1534-9

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