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The Washington Post: The Health 202: Health-care costs might decline if hospitals are forced by the Trump administration to disclose their prices
Read more: The Washington Post: The Health 202: Health-care costs might decline if hospitals are forced by the Trump administration to disclose their pricesHCCI research on the potential effects of price transparency on price variation was cited in a recent Washington Post article. “There is more wiggle room on the high side — it could make up for price increases on the lower side,” said Kevin Kennedy, one of the study researchers. The Health 202: Health-care costs might decline…
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HCCI Provides Comments for CMS’s Proposed Transparency in Coverage Rule
Read more: HCCI Provides Comments for CMS’s Proposed Transparency in Coverage RuleOn November 27, 2019 CMS proposed a rule (CMS-9915-P) requiring group health plans and health insurance issuers in the individual and group markets to disclose cost-sharing information to enrollees, including an estimates of an enrollee’s cost-sharing liability for covered items or services furnished by a particular provider. As also noted in our comments on rule CMS-1717-P, HCCI recommends that…
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The New York Times: In the U.S., an Angioplasty Costs $32,000. Elsewhere? Maybe $6,400.
Tags: Administered Drugs, Commercially Insured, Drug Spending, Inpatient Spending, Outpatient Spending, Prices, The New York TimesRead more: The New York Times: In the U.S., an Angioplasty Costs $32,000. Elsewhere? Maybe $6,400.HCCI’s work with iFHP on international comparisons of health care prices was featured in a New York Times article. In the U.S., an Angioplasty Costs $32,000. Elsewhere? Maybe $6,400. – The New York Times Enter some description here… https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/upshot/expensive-health-care-world-comparison.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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HCCI Announces Major New Funding Commitment from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Read more: HCCI Announces Major New Funding Commitment from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$2 million grant will support HCCI’s ongoing work to study drivers of health care spending WASHINGTON (December 23, 2019) — The The Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) today announced a $2 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that will support a significant expansion of HCCI’s commercial claims data. With new data sources,…
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Los Angeles Times: Not everyone has eye-popping deductibles: How one union kept medical bills in check
Read more: Los Angeles Times: Not everyone has eye-popping deductibles: How one union kept medical bills in checkHCCI’s 2017 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report was cited in a Los Angeles Times article. From the article: “Between 2013 and 2017, the average price nationally for an inpatient hospital admission rose more than 15%, almost three times the rate of general inflation, according to an analysis of commercial insurance data by the Health…
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Vox: A CT scan costs $1,100 in the US — and $140 in Holland
Tags: Administered Drugs, Commercially Insured, Drug Spending, Inpatient Spending, Outpatient Spending, Prices, VoxRead more: Vox: A CT scan costs $1,100 in the US — and $140 in HollandHCCI’s work with iFHP on international comparisons of health care price was featured in a Vox article. America’s health care costs problem, explained in 4 charts – Vox America’s health care prices problem, in four charts. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/12/17/21024614/us-health-care-costs-medical-prices
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The Wall Street Journal: White House Applauds Bipartisan Congressional Deal to Curb Surprise Medical Bills
Read more: The Wall Street Journal: White House Applauds Bipartisan Congressional Deal to Curb Surprise Medical BillsHCCI’s work on out-of-network billing was cited in a Wall Street Journal article on a congressional deal to curb surprise billing. From the article: “In surprise bills, patients can be charged nondiscounted rates from out-of-network providers. An insurance plan may not cover that bill, or may pay part of the cost at a lower rate than…
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HCCI Recognized as a Shortlistee at the Information is Beautiful Awards Ceremony
Read more: HCCI Recognized as a Shortlistee at the Information is Beautiful Awards CeremonyThe Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) was thrilled to make the shortlist for the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards in the Humanitarian category. Information is Beautiful celebrates excellence and beauty in data visualizations, infographics, interactives, and information art – and the work it features serves as inspiration to HCCI. Over the past year, with support…
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Health Affairs: Surprise Bills, Benchmarks, And The Problem Of Indexation
Read more: Health Affairs: Surprise Bills, Benchmarks, And The Problem Of IndexationHCCI data was cited in a Health Affairs blog article on surprise billing. From the Article: “Over the past year, the congressional debate over surprise billing has converged on two policy options to resolve out-of-network payments—1) a simple benchmark, in which a health plan pays out-of-network providers the median rate agreed with local in-network providers…
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Vox: Her son died after insurers resisted covering drug rehab. Now she’s taking them to court.
Read more: Vox: Her son died after insurers resisted covering drug rehab. Now she’s taking them to court.HCCI data was used in an article about the cost of substance use disorder rehab. From the article: “Insurers do seem to be paying more for addiction care than they used to. According to the Health Care Cost Institute, commercial insurers spent a little more than $17,000 on the average patient with a substance use…