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Only in America: Medical Debt Hits High Income and Insured People, KHN and NPR Report

Health Populi

When high-deductible health plans became part of health insurance design in America, they were lauded as giving patients “more skin in the game” of health care payments. This research is part of a collaboration program called Diagnosis: Debt from Kaiser Health News (part of the Kaiser Family Foundation) and NPR. .

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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. According to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary , the first use of the phrase “health insurance” occurred in 1901. Like speaking “American,” health insurance in the U.S.

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Thinking Value-Based Health Care at HLTH 2022 – A Call-to-Action

Health Populi

The cost of health insurance for a worker who buys into a health plan at work in 2022 reached $22,463 for their family. The average monthly mortgage payment was $1,759 in mid-2022. The post Thinking Value-Based Health Care at HLTH 2022 – A Call-to-Action appeared first on HealthPopuli.com. Think value-based care.

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The Health of Older Americans in 2022 – Risks from the Pandemic, Isolation, and Social Determinants

Health Populi

In this essay on health disparities and equity for older adults, I weave together new data from, The United Health Foundation’s study on seniors’ health status in America’s Health Rankings for 2022. RAND and CMS research into seniors health disparities among Medicare Advantage enrollees. Mental health trends among seniors.

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What the Walmart Exit from Primary Care Means

The Healthcare Blog

Or, as some suggested, Walmart’s clinics could have been a potential entry point into a yet-to-be-acquired Medicare Advantage plan (Humana or CIGNA were both in play), or a collaboration with MA giant, United Healthcare. Whatever the benefits expected, early losses far exceeded forecasts.

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

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Most of these live video calls were also done through a service offered by consumers’ health care providers (doctors/clinicians), followed by services offered by insurance companies. Willingness in sharing health data with insurers, pharmacies, research institutions all fell between 2019 and 2020.

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Gas ‘N Healthcare – How Transportation Links to Health Care Access and Financial Health

Health Populi

Here’s a snippet from a similar story in Branson, MO , where the American Cancer Society is collaborating with the Skaggs Foundation on gas price relief for patients: ”’The gas cards have been a tremendous help,’” Steph Townsend, a colon cancer patient, told KY3 News. were found to have had medical debt burdens in 2022.