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Evaluating Financial Priorities in Healthcare: The Cost of Patients in Norway

In 2010, Norway spent 130 billion NOK on healthcare, ranking high globally in per capita spending. Despite this investment, Norwegians often lack access to the newest and costliest medications. The financial implications of treating serious conditions, such as Pompe disease and multiple sclerosis (MS), raise important ethical questions about the value of life and the allocation of resources. This analysis compares the costs associated with various patient demographics, including drug addicts and chronic illness sufferers, and examines the implications of our healthcare choices in a society where life expectancy is rising.

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Evaluating Financial Priorities in Healthcare: The Cost of Patients in Norway

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  1. Financial priorities in medicineHow much can a patient cost?By Susanna Valland Tim Eskestrand

  2. Norway • Will spend 130 billion NOK on healthcare in 2010 ( 390 billion CZK ) • One of the countries spending the most money on health pr. person in the world • Norwegians still don’t benefit from the newest and most expensive medicines

  3. Examples • Pompe disease, 4 mill NOK, 12 mill CZK • Drug addict, 1 mill NOK, 3 mill CZK • Nursing home, 0.5 mill NOK, 1.5 mill CZK • MS medications, 108 000 NOK, 300 000 CZK

  4. Are we all worth the same?

  5. Drug addicts Cons • It’s a “choice” • No contribution to the community • High risk of relapse • Expensive Pros • Numbers can be affected • Recovered addicts • Stormberg AS

  6. Specific diseases( MS patient ) Pros • It’s not a choice • Drugs can give the patient a normal life • Tax will cover expenses Cons • Expensive

  7. We live longer • 1 hospital bed costs 8500 NOK/night • Increased life expectancy, ♀ 83, ♂ 79 • Increased average age, 39 • Dying at home is cheaper

  8. Who would you pick?

  9. Sources • http://www.dagensmedisin.no/nyheter/2010/02/25/hvor-mye-kan-en-pasient-ko/index.xml • http://www.adressa.no/meninger/article1474173.ece • Http://e24.no/naeringsliv/article2553088.ece • http://www.ssb.no/befolkning

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