Daily Archives: May 18, 2009

Specialty Care Costs Higher for Patients With Bipolar Disorder Than Diabetes and Other Chronic Diseases

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that bipolar disorder (BPD) is a more costly chronic condition than diabetes, depression, asthma and coronary artery disease (CAD), based on a review of health care claim costs. Specialty care costs (the costs of seeing any specialist and all tests ordered) were especially higher for bipolar patients. Results of this [...]