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Miami Herald: Working Americans are using less healthcare but paying more for it
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Read more: Miami Herald: Working Americans are using less healthcare but paying more for itBy: Daniel Chang Most Americans have health coverage through their jobs, but that doesn’t mean they are better off when it comes to spending for their care, according to a five-year analysis of billions of insurance claims by the nonprofit Health Care Cost Institute. In a study published Tuesday, HCCI found that working Americans used…
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POLITICO Pulse: Spending growth outpaces need for care
Read more: POLITICO Pulse: Spending growth outpaces need for careBy: Dan Diamond Indiana is abuzz with news that the Trump administration this week will approve the state’s pending Medicaid waiver, which would add a work requirement for able-bodied adults, multiple sources tell POLITICO’s Rachana Pradhan. Indiana’s pioneering conservative Medicaid model — which CMS Administrator Seema Verma helped develop as a consultant and then-Gov. Mike…
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WebMD: Spending More on Health Care? Here’s Why
Tags: HCCUR NewsRead more: WebMD: Spending More on Health Care? Here’s WhyBy Robert Preidt Americans spent more on health care in 2016, even though their use of health care did not increase, and rising costs are the reason why, a new report shows. “It is time to have a national conversation on the role of price increases in the growth of health care spending,” said Niall…
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Health Payer Intelligence: Deductibles, Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Spending Rose 3% in 2015
Read more: Health Payer Intelligence: Deductibles, Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Spending Rose 3% in 2015By: Vera Gruessner Healthcare spending within the private health insurance market has grown 4.6 percent in 2015, according to a press release from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI). This type of growth in spending is higher than in recent years. For instance, healthcare spending in 2014 saw a 2.6 percent rise while 2013 spending…