Clinical Blog
Published: November 19, 2013

World COPD Day: Time to Ask What Are the Costs of COPD

Cost of COPD White Paper - Propeller HealthToday November 20 marks World COPD Day, part of the ongoing awareness campaign of National COPD Month. All month long we’ve been sharing important COPD facts via our Facebook page and on Twitter @PropellerHealth.

This fall we’ve taken a particular interest in the costs of COPD, and with both patient cases and treatment costs on the rise, you may be looking for ways to improve COPD care to avoid costly encounters.

But just how costly are they?

Get the facts in our Cost of COPD white paper – a speedy snapshot of the economic and social cost of COPD in the US today. Bonus: it comes bundled with our Cost of Asthma white paper too. The white paper includes:

  • What are the direct and indirect medical costs for COPD?
  • What is the average length of hospitalization for patients with COPD?
  • What percentage of treatment costs are driven by unexpected interactions with the healthcare system?

And here’s that link again to get your copy of the white papers.

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