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In U.S. Health Care, It’s Still the Prices, Stupid – But Transparency and Consumer Behavior Aren’t Working As Planned

Health Populi

back in 2003 — so we’ve known for over 16 years that in the U.S., From 2003 to 2019, the theory that prices are the primary driver of America’s spending more on health care than any other country is still the case. And see here on JD Supra for more details on the rules.

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Telehealth and COVID-19 in the U.S.: A Conversation with Ann Mond Johnson, ATA CEO

Health Populi

The article returns to the advent of the SARS epidemic in China in 2003, which ushered in a series of events: people stayed home, and Chinese social media and e-commerce proliferated. For example, only health care providers that have an existing relationship with a Medicare patient would be eligible per the requirements in the legislation.