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Category: Health care costs
Who Sets the Price?
Rapid rises in healthcare spending are no secret; the major contributors include pharmaceutical prices, biotechnological advances, and administrative expenses. But a group of 31 people might also wield more power than you might expect. In 1992, the Centers for Medicare Continue Reading …
Insurers Make use of Medicare’s Leverage
Costs are increasingly being directly placed on consumers as insurers are shifting costs in the form of premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket expenses. In addition to increasing cost sharing, consumers are also experiencing narrower networks as a means for insurers to Continue Reading …
The Impact of Immigrants is Positive
The effect immigrant communities have, as recipients versus contributors, to social services in the United States is a topic commonly used as a political foil. Recent literature shows that the economic impact of immigrants is positive, acting as net contributors Continue Reading …
Complex Billing adds to Health Care Headache
International comparisons invariably reveal that the cost of health care in the U.S. is embarrassingly high with disparate return on investment in terms of access. There has been much speculation about the cause of this discrepancy, ranging from “the U.S. Continue Reading …
Higher Costs for some with CDHPs
Consumer Directed Health Plans (CDHPs) are high-deductible health plans created to provide enrollees with more options and to encourage value-based decision-making behavior. CDHPs offer lower premiums and higher deductibles compared to traditional health plans and are often used with a Continue Reading …
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