Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

Frictionless retail is also an important paradigm for health care, an industry rife with friction. A huge friction point we identified in our data-for-healthcare-good panel wrapping up the day is surprise medical billing due to patients’ unwitting use of out-of-network physicians and providers. What causes eye pain?

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HIPAA Medical Billing Leadership Public Health 246

Health Populi

MARCH 26, 2020

health care spending will grow to 20% of the national economy by 2028, forecasted in projections pre-published in the April 2020 issue of Health Affairs, National Health Expenditure (NHE) Projections. 2019-28: Expected Rebound in Prices Drives Rising Spending Growth. NHE will grow 5.4% in the decade, the model expects.

Medical Billing 182

Medical Billing Public Health Medicare Health Information 182

Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

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.

Medical Billing 130

Medical Billing Medicare Mental health Public Health 130

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2019

“Patients as Consumers” is the theme of the Health Affairs issue for March 2019. patients in 2019 — patients, consumers, people, health citizens? Taken together, these four papers from Health Affairs lead to the following themes: By 2019, patients in the U.S. Words do matter.

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Digital Health Health Policy Medical Billing Interoperability 256

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

While customer satisfaction with health insurance plans slightly increased between 2018 and 2019, patient satisfaction with hospitals fell in all three settings where care is delivered — inpatient, outpatient, and the emergency room, according to the 2018-2019 ACSI Finance, Insurance and Health Care Report.

Primary Care 170

Primary Care Medical Billing Patient Experience Health Policy 170

Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2018

But while there’s majority support for universal health care, we should think broadly about this concept at this moment. Now, in late 2018, we look toward 2019 and the 2020 Presidential elections and must also contemplate the lower darker green line. This asked people whether they would prefer a government-run health system.

Medical Billing 178

Medical Billing Medicare Federal healthcare Public Health 178

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. One-in-four people also sold personal items, like jewelry or furniture, to get cash for health spending.

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Medical Billing Medicare Health Policy 275

Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2019

In 1971, Céline published his book, Death on the Installment Plan ; one wonders what Louis-Ferdinand would have thought about this medical billing model. Health Politics, Policy and the President. level, and then the tighter lens on health politics and health policy. mm over five years).

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Public Health Health Policy Medicare Medical Billing 232

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The second bar chart illustrates the tri-partisan concurrence supporting surprise medical bill legislation: overall, 8 in 10 U.S. adults support a law to ensure against surprise bills, including 84% of Democrats, 78% of Independents, and 71% of Republicans.

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Medicare Medical Billing Health Policy 130

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Today is 4th November 2019, exactly one year to the day that Americans can express their political will and cast their vote for President of the United States. Health care will be a key issue driving people to their local polling places, so it’s an opportune moment to take the temperature on U.S.

Medicare 130

Medicare Medical Billing Nursing Public Health 130

Health Populi

JANUARY 24, 2019

These two health consumer objectives remain consistent with polling conducted approaching the 2018 mid-term elections. Other issues, like a new Medicare-for-All plan, repealing/replacing the ACA, and protecting people from surprise medical bills were less important to people. I notice that U.S.

Medicare 156

Medicare Medical Billing Health Policy 156

Health Populi

MAY 3, 2019

A Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll published April 24, 2019 found that most Americans health care policy priorities were to lower health care and prescription drug costs, ensure the ACA’s coverage of pre-existing conditions, and protect people from surprise medical bills.

Medical Billing 180

Medical Billing Medicare Public Health Health Policy 180

Health Populi

MAY 19, 2019

Health care and the economy are, in fact, intimately tied in every American’s personal household economy I assert in my book, HealthConsuming: From Health Consumer to Health Citizen.

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Life Science BioTech Medicare Medical Billing 149