COVID-19 long-term toll signals billions in healthcare costs ahead – ZAWYA

COVID-19 long-term toll signals billions in healthcare costs ahead – ZAWYA

COVID-19 long-term toll signals billions in healthcare costs ahead Caroline Humer, Nick Brown and Emilio Parodi    Laura Gross looks out from her balcony in Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S., July 31, 2020. NEW YORK- Late in March, Laura Gross, 72, was recovering from gall bladder surgery in her Fort Lee, New Jersey, home when she became sick again.Her throat, head and eyes hurt, her muscles and joints ached and she felt like she was in a fog. Her diagnosis was COVID-19. Four months later, these symptoms remain.Gross sees a primary care doctor and specialists including a cardiologist, pulmonologist, endocrinologist, neurologist, and gastroenterologist.Her throat, head and eyes hurt, her muscles and joints ached and she felt like she was in a fog. Her diagnosis was COVID-19. Four months later, these symptoms remain.NEW YORK- Late in March, Laura Gross, 72, was recovering from gall bladder surgery in her Fort Lee, New Jersey, home when she became sick again."I've had a headache since April. I've never stopped running a low-grade temperature," she said.Studies of COVID-19 patients keep uncovering new complications associated with the disease.With mounting evidence that some COVID-19 survivors face months, or possibly years, of debilitating complications, healthcare experts are beginning