Lawmakers focus on prevention, cures to curb US health insurance costs
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) discussed their differing visions for an improved health care system on Wednesday, with the […]
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Why it’s time for hospitals to modernize their payment systems
By improving billing and payment systems, healthcare providers can help ease what is a common, anxiety-inducing burden for many patients.
The globally declining birth rate and the role of egg freezing
Depopulation places an unsustainable burden on a diminishing workforce, as fewer workers are available to support an increasing number of seniors. But technological improvements in […]
Study finds health system specialty pharmacies linked to reduced cost of care for MA patients
A study published in the Journal of Managed Care + Specialty Pharmacy found Medicare Advantage patients reduced their cost of care by using specialty pharmacies […]
Healthcare costs are making America sick: Here’s what we can do about it
Cost is a primary reason people avoid or delay care, even when they are insured. But increasingly consumers are talking with providers, shopping around and […]
The Eisenhower Principle
By KIM BELLARD I’ve finally come to understand why the U.S. healthcare system continues to be such a mess, and I have President Dwight Eisenhower […]
Study: Medical debt outstrips other types of personal debt, reaching $140B
Though medical debt climbed high over the past decade, it appears that Medicaid expansion can help. States that expanded Medicaid saw average debt drop by […]
Israeli-founded telehealth company aims to provide antidote to unaffordability of US healthcare
A new telehealth company, called Antidote, is taking aim at rising healthcare costs in the U.S. by providing an alternative inspired by the healthcare system […]
Survey: Large employers want more government action to curb healthcare costs
Executives at large companies feel that the cost of providing employee health benefits will become unsustainable within the next decade, a new survey shows. They […]
How Covid-19 has enhanced the need for price transparency
Price transparency is no longer a nice to have, it’s a must-have as consumers’ wallets increasingly run dry.
