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Volume 344:1948-1949 June 21, 2001 Number 25
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Expenditures for the Care of Patients with HIV

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To the Editor: In Figure 1 of their important report on expenditures for the care of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (March 15 issue),1 Bozzette et al. show the trends in average monthly spending for the care of HIV-infected American adults. Spending on prescription drugs rises over time, and spending on inpatient care falls; both of these are consistent with the trends in clinical care and in other studies. However, the drop in spending on outpatient care by about one third is surprising, given the need for close monitoring of the use of antiretroviral therapy and evidence . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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