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

Health Populi

NABIP’s ten-article “Bill” incorporates a broad range of rights the speak to today’s health care environment — with States’ rights eroding health care access for certain populations, cybersecurity threats reducing patient trust in health systems and technology ubiquity, and health disparities compromising health (..)

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Isn’t It Eyeconic? Vision Care in the Evolving Health Care Ecosystem

Health Populi

Frictionless retail is also an important paradigm for health care, an industry rife with friction. A huge friction point we identified in our data-for-healthcare-good panel wrapping up the day is surprise medical billing due to patients’ unwitting use of out-of-network physicians and providers.

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Making Healthcare Accessible: Empowerment This Medicaid Awareness Month

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Medicaid also covers certain groups of people automatically, such as those receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and some individuals who have high medical bills. This coverage includes access to specialists, medical equipment, and therapies like speech and physical therapy.

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When Household Economics Blur with Health, Technology and Trust – Health Populi’s 2023 TrendCast

Health Populi

Dr. Wallensky and other public health officials acknowledged “vaccine fatigue” and the relatively low uptake of vaccinations for fending off the coronavirus and the flu as well as other infectious diseases. healthcare system. People may be sick of being sick nationally and globally.

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Top 45 Healthcare Blogs for 2019

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Another quality HIMSS publication that focuses on the financial implications of healthcare like reimbursement, revenue-cycle management, strategic planning and more. Medical Billing & Coding Blog. This blog is all about medical billing and coding. Total HIPAA Compliance. Public Health Matters Blog.

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Will Health Consumers Morph Into Health Citizens? HealthConsuming Explains, Part 5

Health Populi

A Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll published April 24, 2019 found that most Americans health care policy priorities were to lower health care and prescription drug costs, ensure the ACA’s coverage of pre-existing conditions, and protect people from surprise medical bills.