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Category: Health care costs
Striking a Balance Between Access and Cost
In the 1970s, the freestanding emergency department (FSED) emerged in rural areas to provide access to emergency care for residents living without a nearby acute care hospital. FSEDs offer emergency medical care at locations independent from hospitals. Growth in the Continue Reading …
“Everyone Else Ends up Paying the Price”
“When someone without health coverage gets urgent—often expensive—medical care but doesn’t pay the bill, everyone else ends up paying the price.” This quote reflects the idea that hospitals that provide high levels of uncompensated care to uninsured patients must defray Continue Reading …
ACA Compliant Plans Not More Expensive
A recent study from the National Opinion Research Center examined premium costs of health plans that were non-compliant with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) under exemptions for small-group and individual-market plans. Amidst concerns prior to open enrollment in plans after Continue Reading …
Transparency in Healthcare
Transparency in Health Care: Will Posting Prices Cut Costs? from Laura Medford-Davis
The New War on Drugs
Why Pharmaceutical Prices are Rising and How We Can Fight Against Them? from Goldina Erowele
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