Tag: health costs

The Specialty Drug Pricing Conundrum: Caps May Raise Costs, Not Lower Them

Money, money, money Money, money, moneyIt used to require hundreds of thousands of…

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Reducing Readmissions and Costs for Total Joint Replacement

Last week CMS announced a major new initiative for Total Joint Replacement,…

Anne Weiler Anne Weiler

Concierge Medicine – For the Masses or the Elite?

   Is concierge medicine (also known as direct primary care, retainer-based, membership)…

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In These 10 States, Cost-of-Living and Cost-of-Care Are Dramatically Different

It’s widely known that it costs a lot more to live in…

Brad Wright Brad Wright

Sorry, Captain, There’s No Transparency in Medical Pricing

Just what the doctor ordered Just what the doctor orderedIn the 1990s…

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Saving Money: Paying Cash for Health Care Even If You’re Insured

Summary: People are telling us they are paying cash for common medical…

Jeanne Pinder Jeanne Pinder

Pay More, Get Less: US Healthcare in a Nutshell

John Green of vlogbrothers breaks down why healthcare costs in the US are…

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Why Pricing Transparency Won’t Affect Hospital Pricing

(Editor's Note: Dan Munro writes for Forbes under the heading, HealthCare Compass). (Editor's…

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Unnecessary Health Care Expenditures

As reported in various sources last week including the Washington Post, the…

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