Estimated “preventable” treatment costs for unvaccinated COVID-19 patients climbed by $3.7 billion in August

The estimated “preventable” treatment costs for unvaccinated COVID-19 patients climbed by $3.7 billion in August, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analysis updated Tuesday. 

The KFF analysis projected that last month’s hospitalization costs for unvaccinated COVID-19 patients reached almost more than double the estimates for June and July combined. In total, the analysis found $5.7 billion in preventable treatment costs for unvaccinated people, with $0.6 billion in June and $1.4 billion in July. ...