Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Census Bureau found that the level of health insurance enrollment fell by 1 million people in 2019 , with about 30 million Americans not covered by health insurance. The coronavirus pandemic has only exacerbated the erosion of the health insured population. lacked health insurance.

COVID-19 62

COVID-19 Health Insurance Public Health Health Care Access 62

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2019

He co-wrote the first “It’s The Prices Stupid” research article in Health Affairs with Gerard Anderson et. back in 2003 — so we’ve known for over 16 years that in the U.S., higher-than-world-average health care spending is mostly about how services are priced, versus whether Americans use more healthcare.

Prescription Drug Pricing 64

Prescription Drug Pricing Health Insurance Doctors Medicare 64

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Medicare and Medicaid have an obligation to taxpayers who are paying into the system to help as many people as possible. If a health insurance company’s risk pool is warped toward people who are very sick and don’t have decent access to healthcare, it’s going to make that health plan a lot less profitable, increasing premiums for everyone.

Doctors 98

Doctors Health Outcomes COVID-19 Health Insurance 98

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

According to the most recent update, the HHS has received almost 300,000 complaints since the compliance date of the Privacy Rule (April 2003). Most administrative HIPAA violations are investigated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), while civil HIPAA violations are investigated by HHS´ Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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HIPAA Due Diligence Compliance Fraud 133

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2022

For example: Had the health insurance industry been allowed to continue operating as it did prior to HIPAA, tens of millions of Americans would be excluded from health plan benefits. Had the momentum to improve health care not been given a kickstart by HIPAA, subsequent health care initiatives may never have happened.

HIPAA 121

HIPAA Fraud Health Insurance Health Care Reform 121

Health Populi

MAY 10, 2018

Financial stress is a social determinant of health, and as U.S. patients continue to evolve as health consumers, bearing more financial risks whether in employer-sponsored or individual health insurance plans, more Americans feel more health financed-stress. The post Guns, Jobs, or Health Care?

Health Insurance 54

Health Insurance Public Health Medical Billing Medicaid 54

Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2018

This sentiment has been relatively stable since 2000 except for two big outlying years: a spike of 69% in 2006, and a low-point in 2003 of 42%. Gallup points out in its analysis that the government is already a major health care channeler and funder through Medicare and Medicaid. Most people in the U.S.

Governance 71

Governance Medical Billing Medicaid Medicaid 71