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NIH Study Suggests People with Rare Diseases Face Significantly Higher Health Care Costs

October 22, 2021 - NCATS News

Results from a collaborative pilot study suggest health care costs for each person with a rare disease are three to five times greater than the costs for those who do not have a rare disease.

Medical Cost for Rare Diseases on Par with Cancer, Heart Failure

October 22, 2021 - Grantee/Partner News

  • Our Impact on Rare Diseases

Pandemic Research Lays Path Forward for Study of Rare Diseases

October 21, 2021 - Media Coverage

FDA to Focus on Patients with Rare Diseases

April 1, 2021 - Grantee/Partner News

Cost of Rare Diseases in US? Nearly $1 Trillion in 2019, EveryLife Foundation Finds

March 30, 2021 - Media Coverage

  • Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center

COVID's All-Hands-on-Deck Approach Should Be Standard for Rare Diseases

March 18, 2021 - Media Coverage

  • COVID-19

Last updated on February 19, 2025