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3 in 4 Insured Americans Worried About Medical Bills — Especially Women

Health Populi

The surveyed health-covered consumers said their biggest frustration with health insurance was trying to figure out what was covered, along with identifying what providers were in their network and finding “someone” to answer their coverage questions. The survey drew on online 1,689 U.S.

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Aflac Finds Health Care and Financial Stress will “Dampen 2021 Holiday Magic” in U.S. Households

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householders that experienced COVID-19 expect their 2021 December holidays will be impacted in terms of reducing their holiday gift or decor spending, canceling holiday travel plans to see family or friends, or canceling holiday events, according to the 2021 Aflac Health Care Issues Survey. Both drug and medical spending in U.S.

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Only in America: Medical Debt Hits High Income and Insured People, KHN and NPR Report

Health Populi

Note that nearly 1 in 2 of high-income Americans, earning at least $100,000 a year, had had health care debt in the past five years, shown in the first chart from the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Care Debt Survey. ” The KFF Survey wondered, “Who has health care debt? . health citizens.

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Why Is So Much “Patient Experience” Effort Focused on Financial Experience?

Health Populi

Patient experience and engagement were a trending topic at the recent HIMSS 2021 conference, a growing portion of panels and presentations focusing on patient billing, revenue cycle management, and health consumers’ financial literacy. ” Another talked about the concept of “patient-centered billing.” Two-thirds of U.S.

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Bonus Features – October 29, 2023 – 66% of patients prefer email or text for reminders about medical bills, 94% of clinicians said lack of timely access to insights within EHR impacts patient care, and 28 more

Healthcare IT Today

That’s an increase of more than 10x from 2021, though the gains are explained in part from a longer reporting period and more providers participating. Studies and Surveys Nearly 80% of patients say the billing experience is important when choosing a provider , according to a report from Salucro Healthcare Solutions.

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Patients-As-Health Care Payers Define What a Digital Front Door Looks Like

Health Populi

This results of the consumer and provider surveys combines those corporate interests, discussed in this report. The CDC asserts that high costs of prescription drugs can limit health consumers’ access to medications and lead to people not taking meds as prescribed — presenting risks for further illness and adverse events.

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Changing Views of Retirement and Health Post-COVID: Transamerica’s Look At Workers’ Disrupted Futures

Health Populi

The study was fielded between October and December 2021, thus before the onset of significant inflation on household budgets in 2022. In the report’s section on “Retirement Savings, Planning, and Preparation,” we learn that the median household retirement savings across all workers was $54.000 as of late 2021.