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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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People With Medical Debt Are Much More Likely to Be in Financial Distress in America

Jane Sarashon

Those with medical debt in the U.S. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Having health insurance in the U.S. is no guarantee of being safe from medical debt exposure. ” Here we see that among people who have health insurance in the U.S.,

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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.

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And the Oscar Goes To….Power to the Patients!

Health Populi

Health care has increased its role in popular culture over the years. I look around and I see families devastated by medical bills and escalating prescription costs. No one should lose their livelihood, their home, their life because they can’t afford or understand the prices of their medical treatment.

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Gas ‘N Healthcare – How Transportation Links to Health Care Access and Financial Health

Jane Sarashon

” Calling out the social determinant of health risk that transportation represents, Honey told KY3, “ Your health insurance doesn’t pay for your gas, and we know fuel prices are just getting more and more expensive,” Honey said. “So Sometimes those treatments are five days a week, so that really adds up.'”

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Health Provider News

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take aim at implicit bias VAMC Expands Women’s Health Care Options Horizon Behavioral Health celebrates 55 years of service in Central Virginia Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center becomes a sensory-inclusive hospital WASHINGTON 3 physicians suing their former employers Boston company to buy Alpine Immune Sciences for $4.9B

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Health Provider News

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Be prepared to drive to deliver Mount Sinai launches regenerative medicine outpost to translate research into medicines Northwell marketing chief joins Ad Council board Ribbon cut at Watertown’s new mental health urgent care Surgical communication platform raises $4.2

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