Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Health care costs
The Choice is Yours
Of late there has been increasing concern over the ever-rising costs of health care in America. Some have attributed these rises, in part, to an overconsumption of medical resources – imaging studies, lab tests, procedures – both through clinician recommendation Continue Reading …
Employer Coverage Perilously Steady
As uncertainty surrounding the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) looms, private insurance premiums have continued to climb. Given President Trump’s elimination of funding for ACA cost-sharing subsidies, silver plan premiums have risen by an average of 34% for Continue Reading …
Stop, Switch, and Save?
As the cost of health care in America rises, many employers have turned to high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) in order to cut spending. Enrollees are incentivized by greater cost sharing to shop for inexpensive providers. In most marketplaces, Americans are Continue Reading …
If You Build It, They Will Check In
As freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) grow in number, so grows their financial impact on U.S. healthcare spending. A recent study analyzed the effect of FSEDs on Medicare expenditures while considering confounding economic variables present in the healthcare marketplace. Ultimately, the Continue Reading …
Trimming the Fat
The use of costly, unnecessary medical tests that provide little benefit to the patient, known as low-value healthcare services, is a major cause of wasteful spending in the healthcare system. The recent rise of consumer-directed health plans (CDHP) aims to Continue Reading …
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