Health Populi

APRIL 1, 2019

For mainstream Americans, “the math doesn’t add up” for paying medical bills out of median household budgets, based on the calculations in the 2019 VisitPay Report. adults 18 and over assessing peoples’ financial behaviors in the context of health care. Given a $60K median U.S.

Medical Billing 283

Medical Billing Patient Experience Health Policy 283

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

98% of Americans rank paying their medical bills is an important pain point in their patient journey, according to Embracing consumerism: Driving customer engagement in the healthcare financial journey , from Experian Health. Experian surveyed 1,000 consumers in September 2017 for this study.

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Patient Experience Medical Billing Health Policy 159

Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

deaths due to accidents, accidental overdoses, and suicide in 2017. to expand access to integrated primary and behavioral health care to younger people in America, and telehealth can be a practical and even desirable platform for doing so particular for the nation’s younger patient population. It is a critical time for the U.S.

Telehealth 207

Telehealth Mental health Public Health Medical Billing 207

Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Rising health care costs continue to concern most Americans, with one in two people believing they’re one sickness away from getting into financial trouble, according to the 2019 Survey of America’s Patients conducted for The Physicians Foundation. In addition to paying for “my” medical bills, most people in the U.S.

Medical Billing 136

Medical Billing Medicare Mental health Public Health 136

Henry Kotula

APRIL 24, 2018

” However, the poll, conducted by the University of Chicago and the West Health Institute, found Americans fear large medical bills more than they do serious illness. And 53 percent received a bill that was higher than they expected.

Medical Billing 32

Medical Billing Medical Technology Medicare Health Policy 32

Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

“Healthcare providers must follow suit to meet value expectations and deliver more consumer-friendly services or may risk losing market share to innovative new healthcare arrangements, such as direct primary care, which offer convenient and quality care with simplified medical billing,” Dexter says.

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Telehealth HIPAA Patient Experience 41

Health Populi

AUGUST 29, 2018

Springsteen’s lyrics preach it like a patient facing healthcare sticker shock, an out-of-control medical bill caused by out-of-network or costs-without-insurance: The times are tough now, just getting tougher. This whole world is rough, it’s just getting rougher. Cover me, come on baby, cover me.

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Medical Billing Primary Care Public Health Health Policy 120