Lessons From Analyzing the Medical Costs of Civilian Terror Victims: Planning Resources Allocation for a New Era of Confrontations

ConclusionWe found 3 major sources of costs: hospital expenditures, mental health services dedicated to acute stress reactions, and ambulatory follow‐up. During the first year, most of the costs were related to hospitalization and support for stress relief. During the second year, ambulatory and rehabilitation costs continued to grow. Public health specialists should consider these major components of costs and their evolution over time to properly advise the medical and social authorities on allocating resources for the medical and nonmedical support of civilian casualties resulting from war or terror.

Source: The Milbank Quarterly - December 11, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: EYTAN ELLENBERG, MARK I. TARAGIN, JAY R. HOFFMAN, OSNAT COHEN, DANIELLA LUFT ‐AFIK, ZVIA BAR‐ON, ISHAY OSTFELD Tags: Original Investigation Source Type: research