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Americans Come Together in Worries About Medical Bills, the Cost of Health Care, and Prescription Drug Costs

Health Populi

health citizens are worried about unexpected medical bills (net 74%), the cost of health care services (net 74%), their prescription drug costs (net 55%) and their monthly health insurance premium (net 48%), shown in the second bar chart. economy is “not so good” or “poor.”

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

Jane Sarashon

NABIP, whose members represent professionals in the health insurance benefits industry, drafted and adopted a new American Healthcare Consumer Bill of Rights launched at the meeting. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 had embedded within the law a Patient’s Bill of Rights.

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Health Provider News

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Judge denies challenge to measure that would cap LA hospital exec pay COLORADO Builders show little interest in city, hospital employee housing project Capitol Pain Institute acquires 3 Colorado practices, ASC Colorado lawmakers seek financial information from hospitals in larger debate over health care costs Colorado to advance $1.4

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Artificial Intelligence Poses Threat to Patient Privacy Bill for Rural Hospital Cyber Skills Passes Senate Committee Chemotherapy shortages push cancer centers toward crisis CMS estimates national spending on hospital care grew just 0.8% Health director New tool tracks gun injuries at D.C. emergency rooms D.C.

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Come Together – A Health Policy Prescription from the Bipartisan Policy Center

Health Populi

While this political week in America has revealed deep chasms between the Dems and the GOP, BPC has found a way to breach the gap via this report which offers recommendations to help heal health care in a divided nation… a “Purple Prescription” if you will, mixing up the Blue and the Red. Improving Medicare.

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Thinking About Health Care One Year From the 2020 Presidential Election

Health Populi

Americans are roughly split — and/or equally confused — about the differences between three major health reform approaches: Medicare -for-All, improving the existing Affordable Care Act, or replacing the ACA with state-run health plans. has the best health care system in the world.

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