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The 2023 Health Economy – The Evolving Primary Care and Retail Health Convergence Through Trilliant Health’s Lens

Health Populi

I’ll be referring to the research, with gratitude, over the coming months for my own work with clients spanning the health/care ecosystem. health care financing. healthcare spending, with curves moving up and to the right, and the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund moving into the opposite direction toward insolvency by 2033.

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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

As a constant observer and advisor across the health/care ecosystem, for me the concept of a “health plan” in the U.S. Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. Retail health-meets-Medicare.

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Bonus Features – September 24, 2023 – 72 percent of patients say affordability is the biggest challenge for paying medical bills

Healthcare IT Today

Medicare Advantage costs are 12% lower than similar beneficiaries covered under fee-for-service Medicare, according to research from Inovalon and Harvard Medical School. Another 47% said their well-being or ability to heal from a medical procedure has been negatively impacted by trying to pay a large bill.

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Massachusetts governor signs law safeguarding telehealth coverage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"I am proud to sign this legislation which promotes telehealth services that have become vital during this pandemic, expands access to high-quality, affordable care, takes steps to protect consumers from surprise medical bills, and preserves access to COVID-19 testing and treatment," said Baker in a statement.

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Why Chronic Care Management is Essential for Healthcare Providers in 2024

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

The code can be billed monthly, as long as the chronic care management services meet the criteria outlined by Medicare. Complex CCM services, which typically require more time and resources, also have specific billing codes, allowing providers to receive reimbursement for more intensive care coordination efforts.

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3 in 4 Insured Americans Worried About Medical Bills — Especially Women

Health Populi

Without a health plan, an uninsured person in America is far more likely to file for bankruptcy due to medical costs, and lack access to needed health care (and especially primary care). ” This is the current state of play for health citizens and health care payments in America, circa 2022.

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Why People Are Still Avoiding the Doctor (It’s Not the Virus)

Henry Kotula

While most of those individuals expected to receive care within the next three months, about a third said they planned to wait longer or not seek it at all. While the survey didn’t ask people why they were putting off care, there is ample evidence that medical bills can be a powerful deterrent. “We