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Lockdown Economics for U.S. Health Consumers

Health Populi

Oh, and do spread this video around your own social media channels, especially among younger people, many of whom seem to be congregating on beaches in south Florida and in other public places without attending to social distancing. Without assurance that these medical bills would be paid, there are people in the U.S.

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

Health Populi

The NIH crafted one for patients enrolled in clinical trials, the American Hospital Association served one up in 1973, and many individual health providers like the University of Pennsylvania Hospital ( aka Penn Medicine) have developed patient bills of rights for consumers entering their hospital systems.

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The Cost of Medical Care, Long-Term Care, and Prescription Drugs Top Older Americans’ Health-Related Concerns – With Social Security and Medicare Top of Mind

Health Populi

For U-M’s video on the report, check this out: Health Populi’s Hot Points: Yesterday, the U.S. Interestingly, household income level did not significant affect older peoples’ level of concern in their communities for any of the cost or access issues except for dental care costs.

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A Vote for Telehealth is a Vote for American Patients’ and Doctors’ Well-Being

Health Populi

This digital transformation speaks to the importance of paying for health care regardless of whether services happen between patient and provider face-to-face in real-time, via video calls on-screens, or during an audio-only telehealth visit (a clinical phone call). Convenience isn’t just a nice-to-have: it has economic ROI.

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Hospitals Suffer Decline in Consumer Satisfaction

Health Populi

The intention of this mandate is to enable patients-as-consumers to more readily shop for health care services that are “shoppable.” ” Health Populi’s Hot Points: The last chart organizes ACSI’s customer satisfaction benchmarks by industry in 2019. What can health care learn from beer?