Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Most Americans have been surprised by a medical bill, a NORC AmeriSpeak survey found. patients blamed doctors and pharmacies, although a majority of consumers still put responsibility for surprise healthcare bills on them (71% and 64% net). In 2017, healthcare made up 18.2% Who’s responsible? Plus ça change.

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Medical Billing Pharmaceuticals Patient Experience 117

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Beyond the physical and emotional pain that people experience when they become a patient, in the U.S. 98% of Americans rank paying their medical bills is an important pain point in their patient journey, according to Embracing consumerism: Driving customer engagement in the healthcare financial journey , from Experian Health.

Patient Experience 159

Patient Experience Medical Billing Health Policy 159

Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

deaths due to accidents, accidental overdoses, and suicide in 2017. to expand access to integrated primary and behavioral health care to younger people in America, and telehealth can be a practical and even desirable platform for doing so particular for the nation’s younger patient population. It is a critical time for the U.S.

Telehealth 193

Telehealth Mental health Public Health Medical Billing 193

Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2019

For mainstream Americans, “the math doesn’t add up” for paying medical bills out of median household budgets, based on the calculations in the 2019 VisitPay Report. Given a $60K median U.S. VisitPay conducted a poll among 1,734 U.S. One-fourth of consumers would prefer to research payment options online.

Medical Billing 279

Medical Billing Patient Experience Health Policy 279

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

What does my doctor bill mean?” addresses medical bill literacy – the explanation of benefits wonkiness, the coinsurance and copayment concerns, and, simply put, what did the health insurance company cover? The consumer research was part of Accenture’s 2017 Customer Experience Payer Benchmark Survey of 10,000 U.S.

Medical Billing 54

Medical Billing Patient Experience 54

Health Populi

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The topline of this study is that average annual growth in employer premiums rose faster between 2016 and 2017, by about 5% for both single and family plans. Workers covered by health insurance through their companies spend 11.5% Health care stress is a mainstream featured in Americans’ collective psyche approaching the 2020 election.

Medical Billing 272

Medical Billing Digital Health Patient Experience 272

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Peoples’ highest ratings of industry in American occurred in 2017 when nearly 50% of people gave business a very or somewhat positive grade. Always remember that consumers’ health engagement is underpinned by trust, authenticity, and experience satisfaction.

Pharmaceuticals 156

Pharmaceuticals Medical Billing Primary Care Medicare 156