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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Jane Sarashon

The NIH crafted one for patients enrolled in clinical trials, the American Hospital Association served one up in 1973, and many individual health providers like the University of Pennsylvania Hospital ( aka Penn Medicine) have developed patient bills of rights for consumers entering their hospital systems.

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Out-of-Pocket and Prescription Drug Costs – Connecting Digital Health Dots at CES 2020

Health Populi

For overall healthcare reform, the plurality of Americans prefer improving the current system (that is, building on the Affordable Care Act) versus repealing and replacing the ACA or adopting a Medicare for All plan.

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How We Spend Versus What We Get: America’s Healthcare Spending Makes for Poor Health

Health Populi

rated the lowest satisfaction with their health system, where only 19% said the health system orks well. Health Populi’s Hot Points: One of the first books I read as a young economics student, before diving into the microeconomics of healthcare, was Victor Fuchs’ book, Who Shall Live?

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50 Days Before the U.S. Elections, Voters Say Health Care Costs and Access Top Their Health Concerns — More than COVID-19

Health Populi

These are the forces underpinning the plotline of my book, Health Citizenship: How a virus opened hearts and minds , launching this week. More details coming to you here in Health Populi, on podcasts and interviews, and via the Amazon Kindle store.

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The Coronavirus Pandemic Turbocharged Digital Health Investment in 2020

Health Populi

This funding record (“already” before year-end, tallied by the third quarter as Rock Health notes) was driven by “mega”-deals accelerated during the public health crisis of COVID-19. based digital health start-ups adding up $9.4 In the third quarter of 2020, some $4 billion was invested in U.S.

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Financial Health Is On Americans’ Minds Just Weeks Before the 2020 Elections

Health Populi

Nearly 8 million workers losing jobs also losing their employer-sponsored health insurance, discussed in this research from The Commonwealth Fund. The threat of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act during the public health crisis. Health Populi’s Hot Points: The patient in the U.S.

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Medical Issues Are Still The #1 Contributor to Bankruptcy in the U.S.

Health Populi

That’s a sad fiscal fact, especially as more Americans gained access to health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, according to a study published this month in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPA). Between 2013 and 2016, about 530,000 bankruptcies were filed among U.S. between 2013 and 2016.

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