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The $4 Trillion Health Economy of 2020

Health Populi

Three factors will drive healthcare costs to 2026: prices for medical goods and services, changes in income growth, and shifting enrollment from private health insurance to Medicare — driven by the aging of Boomers. trillion in 2026 when healthcare spending will be $1 in every $5 in the American economy (approaching 20%).

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Will CMS' Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program become permanent?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Even with the public health emergency declared over, a federal budget agreement signed into law in late 2022 extended waivers through the end of 2024. A Chilmark report from May 2023 estimates that hospital-at-home adoption will double by 2026 , reaching $72 billion out of a potential $300 billion total addressable market.

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Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Leveraging technology to modernize, digitize, connect, and consolidate data will prove critical to the nation’s ability to address major public health needs both present and future, including preparing for the next global health crisis. Federal Citizen Services at Maximus.

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Medicaid Receives Praise From Its Recipients

ACA Times

That couldn’t be further from the truth according to a new study from Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health that shows that Medicaid recipients are very pleased with their coverage. The CBO report stated that by 2026, Medicaid spending would be reduced by 26 percent. That’s almost a perfect score.