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Dissecting the Cost Trend
A recent research project by PwC focuses on three unique factors that are contributing to their expected 6% increase in healthcare spending next year.
READ MORE »Unexpected Sympathy
A federal appeals court rules that the government does not have to make the promised payments to insurance companies that lost money on individual plans offered on the exchanges.
READ MORE »Baby Stats
2019 healthcare expenditures are expected to rise 6%, a rate consistent with the past six years. While this is better than 15 years ago, that rate remains unsustainably high.
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The Big 3-0
A new government study finds that 30 of 261 conditions account for 42% of the increase in per capita spending over the past 15 years.
READ MORE »The Red Meat Defense
An opinion piece in the New York Times argues that physicians should be fine with lower incomes under a single payer system just because having money does not lead to happiness.
READ MORE »Shrinking Pie
As the number of providers who must participate in MIPS declines, the size of the upside payout pool has also declined.
READ MORE »Wanamaker’s Lament
In spite of a significant reduction in the promotion budget for Affordable Care Act enrollment, the number of uninsured has remained steady for the past three years.
READ MORE »The 30 Year Mark
As we head into the mid-term elections, the ballooning cost of healthcare entitlements remains one of the most critical issues in need of an answer.
READ MORE »Geeky Home Health
Best Buy is the latest outsider to make a foray into healthcare with its new Assured Living service for seniors.
READ MORE »Big Math
The CBO now forecasts that total spending on the major federal health programs will double in the coming decade.
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