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A Tale of Two Americas as Told by the 2019 OECD Report on Health

Health Populi

health care corresponds to the nation’s tremendous waste baked into the system when it comes to administration, fragmentation and dis-continuity of care, unsafe prescribing regimens, and under-investment in a strong primary care backbone. health care system. “The Age of Foolishness” in U.S.

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Why People Are Still Avoiding the Doctor (It’s Not the Virus)

Henry Kotula

While most of those individuals expected to receive care within the next three months, about a third said they planned to wait longer or not seek it at all. While the survey didn’t ask people why they were putting off care, there is ample evidence that medical bills can be a powerful deterrent. “We

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

Financial health will continue to blur into physical and emotional well-being in 2023. More families face difficulty paying all of their, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wrote in their December 2022 look into Making Ends Meet in 2022. As health consumers, U.S.

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Five Healthcare Industry Changes to Watch in 2020

Henry Kotula

Timoni, JD, an attorney and partner at the law firm Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, in Westfield, New Jersey, who represents healthcare providers in areas of reimbursement and managed care contracting. Health plans will need to take more of a retail focus than what they’re accustomed to, Manoogian says.