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Insurers closed out 2024 on shaky footing

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Operating income fell for all but two insurance divisions operated by major payers in the fourth quarter. And 2025 may be no better, after many major payers released outlooks suggesting medical costs will continue climbing this year.

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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

That positive economic news did not extend to medical care and personal care, the BLS reported, whose costs increased by 3.3% Motor vehicle insurance costs grew a whopping 19.5% growth for group health insurance plans is the highest rate of medical cost trend growth since 2012. and 3.2%, respectively. in the report, FYI).

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Rising Healthcare Costs in 2025: What Providers Can Do to Manage the Impact  

CollaborateMD

Fierce Healthcare just issued a 2025 healthcare outlook with several key findings, including: An American Hospital Association (AHA) report published in 2024 finds reimbursement from government payers is not keeping pace with the high costs of drugs, labor, and supplies and the inflation rate. Expensive technologies.

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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

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between 2023 and 2024, according to the 2024 Milliman Medical Index. Milliman also calculated that the largest driver of cost increase in health care, accounting for nearly one-half of medical cost increases, was pharmacy, the cost of prescription drugs, which grew 13% in the year.

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

Sensible Medicine

A pretty good portion of what we post on Sensible Medicine could be considered critical appraisal of the medical literature. Thus, it was an easy decision when a group of medical students asked if we would consider posting an appraisal that came out of their journal club. You also get a chance to appraise the appraisers.

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My totally wrong expert predictions for health care in 2025

KevinMD.com

January In a blistering commentary, the American Medical Association’s flagship journal, JAMA, condemns the corrosive effect on patient care of the profit-seeking practices of health insurers.

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Seeing Health/Care Everywhere at CES 2025: My Preview for #CES2025

Health Populi

The 2025 convening of CES (once known as the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas officially kicks off on 7 January 2025. More granularly, Ill be looking into Sleep-tech: The square footage of CES convention floor space devoted to sleep has been significant and visible, with 2025 growing new products and sleep-tech flavors.