cost overrun

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cost overrun - excess of cost over budget; "the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget"

cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

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Some of the hardest-hitting impacts of drug shortages include: subject loss; lowered enrollment; budget escalation; delays and even study discontinuation.

Delays associated with drug shortages can cause budget escalation in a variety of areas, some easily overlooked until someone tallies up budget overruns.

Drug supply shortages in clinical trials: impacts on studies and how to avoid them

So the crisis of health care is not really one of budget escalation and under-insurance, but of a perverse system.