Health Populi

MAY 5, 2019

This is what rationing health care looks like in America: one in two people in families dealing with a chronic health condition have difficulty affording paying medial bills before meeting a deductible, unexpected medical bills, co-payments for prescription drugs, co-payments for physician visits, and/or their monthly health insurance premium.

Health Insurance 95

Health Insurance Medical Billing Governance 95

Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2019

For mainstream Americans, “the math doesn’t add up” for paying medical bills out of median household budgets, based on the calculations in the 2019 VisitPay Report. adults 18 and over assessing peoples’ financial behaviors in the context of health care. Given a $60K median U.S.

Medical Billing 111

Medical Billing Doctors Governance Hospitals 111

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The report’s insights are based on surveys FMI has conducted over the past two years, as the Foundation has observed that consumers broadening their definition of health to include emotional health, energy levels, and sleep quality.

Doctors 123

Doctors Nurses Public Health Medical Billing 123

Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Rising health care costs continue to concern most Americans, with one in two people believing they’re one sickness away from getting into financial trouble, according to the 2019 Survey of America’s Patients conducted for The Physicians Foundation. In addition to paying for “my” medical bills, most people in the U.S.

Single Payer Health Care 52

Single Payer Health Care Medical Billing Health Care Reform Governance 52

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Peoples’ highest ratings of industry in American occurred in 2017 when nearly 50% of people gave business a very or somewhat positive grade. The year-on-year decline from 2021 find oil and gas at the lowest level of positivity, advertising/PR, legal, the Federal government, and pharma at the bottom of the ratings.

Prescription Drug Pricing 62

Prescription Drug Pricing Health Insurance Medical Billing Doctors 62

Health Populi

MAY 22, 2018

Note in the second chart that inpatient care is the largest component of medical spending, closely followed by professional services which, together, equals 60% of spending. families could not afford to pay $1,000 for an emergency medical bill in one study; in another, that inability to pay is as low as a $400 emergency to cover.

Hospitals 91

Hospitals Health Insurance Medicare Medicare 91

Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2018

believe that the Federal government should ensure that their fellow Americans, a new Gallup Poll found. This asked people whether they would prefer a government-run health system. Most say, “no,” a proportion falling from the high of 47% “yes” in 2017 to 40% this year. Most people in the U.S.

Governance 71

Governance Medical Billing Medicaid Medicaid 71