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Will Trade Data for (Cheaper) Health Care – USC’s View of the Future

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health care system. As such, American health consumers are wrestling with sticker shock from surgical procedures, surprise medical bills weeks after leaving the hospital, and the cost of prescription drugs — whether six-figure oncology therapies or essential medicines like insulin and EpiPens.

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As Workers’ Healthcare Costs Increase, Employers Look to Telehealth and Wearable Tech to Manage Cost & Health Risks

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Family premiums for health insurance received at the workplace grew 5% in 2018: to $19,616, according to the 2018 KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). Over the past decade the share of workers in plans with annual deductibles has grown from 59% in 2008 to 85% in 2018.

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Jasper, Scaling a Human Touch for People Dealing with Cancer, Now With Walgreens

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Walgreens launched Find Care Now in 2018. And they have helped people co-create health outcomes as quantified in the cancer care experience slide shown here. ” The post Jasper, Scaling a Human Touch for People Dealing with Cancer, Now With Walgreens appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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Will Technology Cure Americans’ Health Care System Ills? Considering Google and Ascension Health’s Data Deal

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“Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans,” the Wall Street Journal reported in today’s paper and on the WSJ.com website. health care. Was this due to the growing experience and reporting of surprise medical bills? Out-of-network costs?

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