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What’s Expected to Drive Up Health Plan Costs in 2025: GLP-1s, Behavioral Health, and Inflationary Pressures for Hospitals and Doctors – PwC’s Behind the Numbers 2025

Health Populi

Motor vehicle insurance costs grew a whopping 19.5% Following the BLS report on the CPI for June 2024, PwC published their new annual report from PwC titled Behind the Numbers 2025 tells us that commercial health care spending is expected to grow some 8.0% and 3.2%, respectively. in the report, FYI). for Group plans and 7.5%

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A 2025 Subaru Forester, a Year at U-New Mexico, or a Health Plan for a Family of Four: the 2024 Milliman Medical Index

Health Populi

This year, I opted for a 2025 Subaru Forester and a year’s tuition for a New Mexico resident living off-campus for 2023-24 attending University of New Mexico. These numbers are for one “average” person covered by an employer via PPO.

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Is the GP pay proposal out of step with reality?

Practice Index

pay rise for GPs in 2025/26. The BMA has called for an increase of 20% plus inflation for salaried GPs, alongside a commitment to annual uplifts in the following years to reverse the effects of over a decade of underfunding. Im not getting my hopes up! Before Christmas, the Government announced its proposal for a 2.8%

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What’s new across Practice Index – December 2024 roundup

Practice Index

Catch up with the last month of 2024 for anything you might have missed! While supporting practices to set up Holiday Manager, weve heard some questions that pop up again and again, so if youre thinking about starting 2025 with a better way of managing your leave, read on!

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Health Care Finance Leaders Look to Cut Costs and Improve Patients’ Financial Experience — Think AI and Venmo

Health Populi

” And across all technologies assessed in this study, it was AI and machine learning that the health care finance execs pointed to as a top-three investment priority, followed by improving the patient experience (among 37%), and automating business processes (32%). “It is not hard to see why AI is on their agenda,” U.S.

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The Health Insurance Premium for a Family Averages $25,572 in 2024 – KFF’s Annual Update on Employer-Sponsored Benefits

Health Populi

In 2024 the average annual health insurance premium for family coverage is $25,572, split by 75% covered by the employer (just over $19,000) and 25% borne by the employee ($6,296), shown in the first chart from the report. companies, bottom-lining the following, assessing that long-standing bond between U.S.

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Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Using Protocol-Directed Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer

Sensible Medicine

Commentary The authors conclude that “protocol-directed active surveillance offers a clear set of expectations for patients and clinicians to follow.” This cohort was primarily made up of insured, educated, and non-Hispanic white patients. For this reason, we question whether the author's conclusion is warranted.