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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Health Populi

The NIH crafted one for patients enrolled in clinical trials, the American Hospital Association served one up in 1973, and many individual health providers like the University of Pennsylvania Hospital ( aka Penn Medicine) have developed patient bills of rights for consumers entering their hospital systems.

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While Costs Are A Top Concern Among Most U.S. Patients, So Are Challenges of Poverty, Food, and Housing

Health Populi

Rising health care costs continue to concern most Americans, with one in two people believing they’re one sickness away from getting into financial trouble, according to the 2019 Survey of America’s Patients conducted for The Physicians Foundation. In addition to paying for “my” medical bills, most people in the U.S.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

Atlantic Health System (Morristown, N.J.). Atlantic Health System, which employs over 16,000 team members across northern New Jersey, was included in Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For from 2010-17. Eskenazi Health (Indianapolis). National Medical Billing Services (St. Cerner (Kansas City, Mo.).