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Kaiser Health News: Few Places Have More Medical Debt Than Dallas-Fort Worth, but Hospitals There Are Thriving
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Read more: Kaiser Health News: Few Places Have More Medical Debt Than Dallas-Fort Worth, but Hospitals There Are ThrivingHCCI’s Healthy Marketplace Index was cited in a KHN article on medical debt in Dallas-Fort Worth. From the article: “Dallas-Fort Worth has the highest medical prices in Texas, according to the Health Care Cost Institute, a nonprofit that tracks costs nationwide. And in a state where most markets have relatively low medical prices, in-patient care…
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Kaiser Health News: 100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt
Tags: Kaiser Health NewsRead more: Kaiser Health News: 100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care DebtHCCI’s Healthy Marketplace Index was cited in a KHN article about the state of health care debt in America. From the article: “From 2012 to 2016, prices for medical care surged 16%, almost four times the rate of overall inflation, a report by the nonprofit Health Care Cost Institute found.” 100 Million People in America Are…
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Kaiser Health News: California Rx: State May Dive Into Generic Drug Market
Read more: Kaiser Health News: California Rx: State May Dive Into Generic Drug MarketHCCI’s research on insulin prices was cited by Kaiser Health News. From the article: “Patients who need insulin have faced huge cost spikes. A 2019 report by the Health Care Cost Institute concluded that average prices for insulin doubled from 2012 to 2016.” California Rx: State May Dive Into Generic Drug Market | Kaiser Health…
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Kaiser Health News: Women Shouldn’t Get A Bill For An IUD … But Sometimes They Do
Read more: Kaiser Health News: Women Shouldn’t Get A Bill For An IUD … But Sometimes They DoHCCI data was recently cited in a Kaiser Health News story on IUD billing. From the article: “In all likelihood, most women probably won’t get a bill for IUD insertion or a birth control prescription. Data compiled by the Health Care Cost Institute, an independent research group funded by insurers, suggested that in 2017 fewer…
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NPR and Kaiser Health News: A Woman’s Grief Led To A Mental Health Crisis And A $21,634 Hospital Bill
Read more: NPR and Kaiser Health News: A Woman’s Grief Led To A Mental Health Crisis And A $21,634 Hospital BillHCCI data was cited in an NPR/KHN Bill of the Month story. From the article: “Hospitals generally charge uninsured people much more than they charge people who have insurance. A 2017 report from the Health Care Cost Institute showed that the average negotiated price of an acute mental health admission was $9,293 for a commercially…
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Kaiser Health News: As Childhood Diabetes Rates Rise, So Do Costs — And Families Feel the Pinch
Read more: Kaiser Health News: As Childhood Diabetes Rates Rise, So Do Costs — And Families Feel the PinchBy: Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Childhood diabetes rates are on the rise, and a report released Monday pointed to the impact that the cost of their care could have on families — even those who have employer-sponsored health insurance. The study, conducted by the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI), found that children as old as 18…
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KHN: Consumer Choice Doesn’t Significantly Lower Healthcare Spending – Study
Read more: KHN: Consumer Choice Doesn’t Significantly Lower Healthcare Spending – StudyA new study throws cold water on the popular idea that consumers can save themselves and the health care system loads of money if they become savvier shoppers for health care services. The analysis by the Health Care Cost Institute focused on what consumers paid out of pocket, where comparison shopping can result in lower…