Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2019

He co-wrote the first “It’s The Prices Stupid” research article in Health Affairs with Gerard Anderson et. back in 2003 — so we’ve known for over 16 years that in the U.S., higher-than-world-average health care spending is mostly about how services are priced, versus whether Americans use more healthcare.

BioTech 160

BioTech Medicare Medical Billing Patient Experience 160

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

“Patients as Consumers” is the theme of the Health Affairs issue for March 2019. most visibly for prescription drugs , and increasingly for other line items in the medical bill like nursing home care, hospital care, and physician services.

Digital Health 256

Digital Health Health Policy Medical Billing Interoperability 256

Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2018

This sentiment has been relatively stable since 2000 except for two big outlying years: a spike of 69% in 2006, and a low-point in 2003 of 42%. Note that over one-half of people who were ill had serious problems paying at least one type of medical bill, from hospitals and prescription drugs to the doctor’s office and ambulance services.

Medical Billing 178

Medical Billing Medicare Federal healthcare Public Health 178