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U.S. Hospitals Will Lose $323 Billion in 2020 – Before Accounting for Growing COVID Cases

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health systems are projected to lose $323 billion in 2020 due to declining inpatient and outpatient volumes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the “normal” hospital business. Hospitals racked up over $200 bn in losses between March and June 2020. leading to growing un- and under-insured people).

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The Median Hospital Charge In the U.S. for COVID-19 Care Ranges From $34-45K

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The median charge for hospitalizing a patient with COVID-19 ranged from $34,662 for people 23 to 30, and $45,683 for people between 51 and 60 years of age, according to FAIR Health’s research brief, Key Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients published July 14th, 2020. privately-insured people.

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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

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50% of the APIs also allowed her to access inpatient admission records for patients that should not have been accessible to her with the level of authorization she had for the systems being tested. One-half of the APIs allowed Alissa to access pathology, x-rays, and clinical results of patients. As a result, most U.S.

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Fee-For-Service: Predominant, Winning & Stupid

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First, several health insurers who sold their reputation to Wall Street as being wizards at understanding how doctors and patients behave had the curtain pulled back to reveal the man pulling the levers was missing a dashboard or dial or three. Why do we need “revenue cycle management” and “claims submission”? Because of fee-for-service.

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Rationing Care in America: Cost Implications Getting to Universal Health Coverage

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Underneath this statistic, it’s important to compare the payor mix of patients delaying care: nearly one-third of people with private, commercial insurance delayed care by 2018; 22% of people enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare put off care. So did 54% of people who had no insurance. The table shows that the U.S.

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Health Care In the COVID-19 Era – PwC Finds Self-Rationing of Care and Meds Especially for Chronic Care

Health Populi

The findings were published in a May 2020 report , detailing study findings among 2,533 U.S. adults polled in early April 2020. PwC explored how COVID-19 is influencing consumers’ health care behaviors in survey research conducted in early April by the Health Research Institute.

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All You Need to Know about BU’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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If you want to know how much of BU medical school’s recent $100 million gift it intends to use for scholarships, or what happens to applications to ensure a genuinely holistic process, or what its associate dean of admissions wants to see in students read on! Welcome to the 541st episode of Admissions Straight Talk.