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The American Journal of Managed Care published a list of its 5 most read articles of 2025. “5 Things to Know About LongCOVID” was second, highlighting that in 5+ years, LongCOVID amounts to more than $3.7 Trillion in healthcare spending and decreased work productivity combined.

AJMC® News | Articles | December 26, 2025 Top 5 Most-Read "5 Things" Articles of 2025 Author(s) Skylar Jeremias A study published in BMC Public Health found that 17% of long COVID patients-out of a 26,358-person study population-were hospitalized at least once before being diagnosed with long COVID. They also saw that 40% visited the emergency department at least once on occasion. However, while utilization of acute health care, like hospitalizations and emergency department visits, decreased, outpatient services (office visits, specialist office visits, and new medication prescriptions) increased by an average of 4.5 percentage points. The study referenced recent reports documenting long COVID costs amounting to upwards of $3.7 trillion in health care spending and decreased productivity over the last 5 years.