The Patient Perspective on Psoriasis Disease Remission

    April 2018 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”
    Nicole M. Golbari, Martina L. Porter, Alexa B. Kimball
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    TLDR Psoriasis patients are willing to pay less than the cost of biologic treatments for remission and don't expect complete or long-term symptom clearance.
    The study explored the perspectives of 37 psoriasis patients on disease remission and their financial willingness for treatments promising at least 12 months of symptom clearance. Patients were willing to pay an average of $175 monthly out-of-pocket, expecting insurance to cover $2,759 monthly. They valued such medication at approximately $34,208 annually, which is below the average cost of biologic medications ($50,000 per year). The findings indicated that most patients did not expect 100% clearance or two years of symptom improvement to consider their psoriasis in remission, suggesting a discrepancy between patient expectations and the high costs of biologic treatments.
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