Bloom D E, Carliner G
Columbia University, New York, NY 10027.
Science. 1988 Feb 5;239(4840):604-10. doi: 10.1126/science.3277273.
This analysis of several previous studies of the cost of AIDS suggests that the lifetime cost of medical care per patient will not exceed +80,000, an amount similar to the cost of treating other serious illnesses. If current projections of future AIDS cases are accurate, the cumulative lifetime costs of 270,000 cases diagnosed between 1981 and the end of 1991 will not exceed +22 billion. This amount is small compared with total U.S. medical spending. The economic impact of AIDS on San Francisco, New York, and some other cities, however, is likely to be more serious. The AIDS epidemic will also highlight the financial problems of Americans who face large medical bills without adequate insurance.
对之前几项关于艾滋病治疗成本研究的分析表明，每位患者一生的医疗费用不会超过8万美元，这一金额与治疗其他严重疾病的成本相近。如果目前对未来艾滋病病例的预测准确，那么1981年至1991年底期间确诊的27万例病例的累计终生费用将不会超过220亿美元。与美国医疗总支出相比，这笔费用不算多。然而，艾滋病对旧金山、纽约和其他一些城市的经济影响可能更为严重。艾滋病疫情还将凸显那些面临高额医疗费用却没有足够保险的美国人所面临的财务问题。
