Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

I’ll be referring to the research, with gratitude, over the coming months for my own work with clients spanning the health/care ecosystem. health care financing. healthcare spending, with curves moving up and to the right, and the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund moving into the opposite direction toward insolvency by 2033.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Without a health plan, an uninsured person in America is far more likely to file for bankruptcy due to medical costs, and lack access to needed health care (and especially primary care). ” This is the current state of play for health citizens and health care payments in America, circa 2022.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As a constant observer and advisor across the health/care ecosystem, for me the concept of a “health plan” in the U.S. Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. Retail health-meets-Medicare.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Medicare Advantage costs are 12% lower than similar beneficiaries covered under fee-for-service Medicare, according to research from Inovalon and Harvard Medical School. Another 47% said their well-being or ability to heal from a medical procedure has been negatively impacted by trying to pay a large bill.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

"I am proud to sign this legislation which promotes telehealth services that have become vital during this pandemic, expands access to high-quality, affordable care, takes steps to protect consumers from surprise medical bills, and preserves access to COVID-19 testing and treatment," said Baker in a statement.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Nearly half (45%) of Native Americans with Type 2 diabetes believe it’s harder to access high-quality care compared to other races and ethnicities, according to a Podimetrics survey, and 57% are also living with a chronic behavioral health condition. KeyCare is partnering with Remission Medical to provide virtual rheumatology care.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 21, 2020

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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