Cost Savings Without Increased Risk of Respiratory Hospitalization for Preterm Children after the 2014 Palivizumab Policy Update.
Jonathan C LevinAndrew L BeamKathe P FoxLystra P HaydenPublished in: American journal of perinatology (2022)
· Palivizumab use decreased among children born moderate preterm (29 to34 weeks) after the 2014 palivizuamb policy update.. · There was no change in odds of hospitalization with respiratory syncitial virus or respiratory illness among preterm infants after the policy update when compared to before.. · There were cost savings, when accounting for the cost of hospitalizations and the cost of palivizumab, after the policy update among children born moderate preterm..