Health Insurance Price Data: It’s Out There, but It’s Not for the Faint of Heart
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Data wonks with mighty computers are overjoyed. Ordinary consumers, not so much. That’s
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Health Care Finance
Why are Americans spending more on prescription drugs?
Why do Americans spend, on average, $1,300 per person per year on prescription drugs? Is it due to the median
Read MoreAn early look at what is driving health costs in 2023 ACA markets
(By Jared Ortaliza, Julia Lotan, Matthew McGough, Emma Wager, Krutika Amin, and Cynthia Cox for Kaiser Family Foundation published July
Read MoreCash-paid ED facility fees higher at for-profit, larger hospitals, study finds
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Self-pay patients pay higher cash prices for emergency department facility fees at for-profit
Read MorePaying entire out-of-pocket cost for generic drugs
Researchers from Avalere Heath, using current CMS prescription drug event data, found more than half of the Medicare beneficiaries who
Read MoreCould Consumer Assistance be Helpful to People Facing Medical Debt?
(By Karen Pollitz and Kaye Pestaina for Kaiser Family Foundation published July 14, 2022) A recent KFF Health Care Debt
Read MoreMedicaid Financial Eligibility in Pathways Based on Old Age or Disability in 2022: Findings from a 50-State Survey
(By MaryBeth Musumeci, Molly O’Malley Watts, and Meghana Ammula for Kaiser Family Foundation published July 11, 2022) Medicaid is an
Read MoreMedicare Advantage patients less likely to get pricier diabetes meds, study finds
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Diabetes patients’ Medicare Advantage plans were more likely to receive preventive treatments than
Read More20% of adults say they’ve received a surprise medical bill despite ban
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) Twenty percent of adults said they or a family member has received a
Read MoreThe key drivers of change to individual and small group premiums in 2023
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) With the 2023 individual and small group health insurance premium rate filing process currently
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