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Report: Out-of-pocket costs too high
The trend toward greater consumer cost-sharing, through higher deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance, is prompting many Americans to skip preventive tests and seek care, while also leaving them with burdensome bills, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund.
Misinformation, cost anxiety persist among privately insured
With insured patients' out-of-pocket costs on the rise, nearly one-fifth of privately insured Americans admittedly avoided seeing a doctor for an illness or injury over the past year, according to new re search conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
3 reasons retail clinics aren't right for healthcare
The retail clinic business has grown rapidly over the past several years, drive n by a combination of factors such as the physician s hortage, lower prices and better cost transparency
Expanded services central to CarePoint Health's plans
CarePoint Health's new CEO Dennis Kelly plans to further expand the business beyond its Hudson County, New Jersey roots while focusing on keeping patients healthy and better coordinating care.
CDC sheds incriminating light on health insurers' preventive services
A new federal study could bring down some heat on insurers that don't comply with the Affordable Care Act's requirements for preventive care.
Humana bets on 'lifestyle medicine' to help reduce chronic conditions
Humana is investing in "lifestyle medicine"--an approach that aims to reduce chronic conditions by emphasizing healthful eating, exercise and community support in an effort to address the fact that more than 50 percent of healthcare dollars are associated with lifestyle conditions.
Study: Higher Medicaid reimbursement leads to more cancer screenings
When Medicaid programs provide higher reimbursements for doctors' office visits, Medicaid members are more likely to receive cancer screenings for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers, according to a study published in the journal, Cancer.
Covering all preventive tests leads to higher utilization, costs
As insurers are covering more preventive tests and screening, as required by the Affordable Care Act, two financial experts question whether such coverage actually incurs additional costs for the companies.
3 ACO marketing strategies
As more insurers look for ways to implement accountable care organizations, they must successfully sell the new care model to both physicians and consumers, according to a new white paper from healthcare marketing company, Smith & Jones. Here are three of the five marketing strategies included in the white paper.
Will value-based care cure excessive wait times?
Mismatched payment incentives are partly to blame for Americans' excessive wait times for needed healthcare, according to an article from The Columbus Dispatch.
