Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

84% of Americans told the Foundation that they were concerned about how much health care costs will affect them in the future, with 42% of patients saying they couldn’t afford to pay over $500 for an unexpected medical bill. Hospital costs contribute to rising medical costs to 49% of health consumers.

Pharmaceuticals 136

Pharmaceuticals Medical Billing Medicare Mental health 136

Henry Kotula

JULY 15, 2018

For employees over 55 years old, the hospital offers free Medicare and health claims assistance. National Medical Billing Services (St. National Medical Billing Services provides revenue cycle outsourcing services for ASCs and affiliated surgeons. Impact Advisors (Naperville, Ill.).

Leadership 32

Leadership Nursing Pharmaceuticals Primary Care 32

Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2023

There’s a sort of health care “shrinkflation” that has been shaping patients-as-payors of medical bills. Dr. Robert Pearl has recently written about this, and the phenomenon has been a major recurring theme in this Health Populi blog since its inception in 2007 – when I launched this site in the midst of The Great Recession.

Mental health 203

Mental health Medical Billing Public Health Medicare 203

Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2020

Across the various types of personal health care spending, more Hispanic people and people earning less than $50,000 a year are concerned about medical costs. Health care costs now feel like this to folks like those feeling the acute pinch of medical costs in 2020.

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Medical Billing Medicare Health Policy 275