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

Jane Sarashon

In addition to highlighting the Patient’s Bill of Rights, NABIP’s keynotes and general sessions will speak to similar topics being brainstormed at VIVE this week — including mental health, maternal health, pharmacy and prescription drugs (pricing, PBMs), population health, and Medicare and Medicaid innovations.

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Will Consumers Cross the Cost-and-Trust Chasm Between Prescription Drugs and Hospitals?

Health Populi

When asked what factors contribute to rising health care costs in America, most consumers cite the cost of prescription drugs. Taken together, these two data points demonstrate the potent political import of prescription drug prices as the U.S. “The cost of hospital services has been exploding.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’

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In U.S. Health Care, It’s Still the Prices, Stupid – But Transparency and Consumer Behavior Aren’t Working As Planned

Health Populi

From 2003 to 2019, the theory that prices are the primary driver of America’s spending more on health care than any other country is still the case. in fact devotes fewer hospital beds, physicians and nurses to health care delivery compared with other countries. On the supply side, the U.S.

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Hall Render’s Health Provider News – February 25, 2022

Hall Render

342 hospitals have received price transparency noncompliance notices from CMS. The 55 hospitals penalized by Medicare 8 years straight over patient complications. Counties with the lowest hospital bed capacity in Alabama. Chief medical officer discusses state of Cullman health care. More contagious omicron BA.2

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Health Provider News – February 18, 2022

Hall Render

48 hospitals on Forbes’ list of best employers. Hospitals plead with Congress to tackle workforce shortages. Hospitals urge HHS to fix, not end, direct contracting model. Only 14% of Hospitals Met Price Transparency Rule Compliance. . How a Small Alabama Company Fueled Private Equity’s Push Into Hospitals.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

in billing fraud Arizona system names new CEO Banner Health CEO Peter Fine to retire after 24 years, handing the reins to health system president Four UArizona bioscience startups selected for Flinn Foundation program Gov. to Develop Wearable Blood Loss Detector An Academic Lifeline for Rural Hospitals CHI St.