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Rationing Care in America: Cost Implications Getting to Universal Health Coverage

Health Populi

adults, roughly one-in-five people who are sick and dealing with serious conditions, also put off treatment due to costs, Gallup learned in its survey conducted the week of the U.S. mid-terms elections in the first week of November, 2018. Consider the 2020 Presidential elections and calls for universal health care.

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Medical Costs Are Consuming Americans’ Financial Health

Health Populi

Spending on medical care costs crowded out other household spending for millions of Americans in 2018, based on The U.S. Healthcare Cost Crisis , a survey from West Health and Gallup. Americans borrowed $88 billion in 2018 to pay for health care spending, West Health and Gallup estimated.

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The True Costs of Diabetes Go Well Beyond the Wallet

Health Populi

Upwell Health surveyed 5,255 people with diabetes online in 2017. Health Populi’s Hot Points: America is the United States of Diabetes when it comes to healthcare spending. Care for people with diagnosed diabetes accounts for 1 in 4 health care dollars in the U.S.

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Telehealth Awareness, Access and Adoption: Updates from J.D. Power, the ATA and FAIR Health

Health Populi

Power,” your mind probably imagines reviews of automotive performance, retail shopping experiences, or perhaps even health insurance plan customer service. Expanding its report-card role in the health ecosystem. health care system. I’ve copied the chart here.

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Only in America: The Loss of Health Insurance as a Toxic Financial Side Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Health Populi

Census Bureau found that the level of health insurance enrollment fell by 1 million people in 2019 , with about 30 million Americans not covered by health insurance. In fact, the number of uninsured Americans rose by 2 million people in 2018 , and by 1.9 lacked health insurance. million people in 2017.

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The $4 Trillion Health Economy of 2020

Health Populi

The CMS team added a “special topics” section at the end of the forecast report with an analysis of prescription drug rebates and specialty drug price impacts, and a discussion about the effect of high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) on national health spending.

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Top Six Healthcare Executive Challenges in 2019

Henry Kotula

Many organizations are already exploring delivery reform with initiatives that focus on: Remote health monitoring and telemedicine; Population health management; Patient engagement; Social determinants of health; and. Primary care. In 2018, several new entrants entered and/or broadened their reach into healthcare.

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