An estimated 112 million Americans are struggling to pay for health care, according to the West Health-Gallup Healthcare Affordability Index and Healthcare Value Index, reported in 2022. These metrics were developed after the rate of Americans reporting skipping health care due to cost had tripled the year before.
Two Executive Agencies Take Positive Steps to Keep Health Data Private
It’s never been easier to interact with your doctor. There’s rarely a need to place actual phone calls to your doctor’s office only to be met with hold music – most everything is now online. You can get your prescription medicines mailed directly to your door without stepping foot in a pharmacy. Even mundane interactions like setting up appointments, accessing test results, and communicating directly with the doctor are easier today thanks to smartphone apps and online patient portals. This improved access and flexibility empowers people to be more active players in their health care and achieve better health outcomes.
But, as we continue to embrace and utilize these digital health to
Medicare tests a solution to soaring hospice costs
“Hospice doctor Bethany Snider sees the writing on the wall: “The hospice care we’ve known and loved won’t be the same 10 years from now.”
Hosparus Health, the Louisville-based hospice agency where Snider serves as chief medical officer, is one of more than 100 provider organizations partnering with some of the country’s largest health insurers on a federal experiment that could transform hospice care for millions of people.”
NUTRITION SCIENCE’S MOST PREPOSTEROUS RESULT
Studies show a mysterious health benefit to ice cream. Scientists don’t want to talk about it.
What Is Medical Tourism, and How Much Money Can It Save You?
Medical tourism involves traveling to another country to obtain healthcare. Traveling for medical, dental, and cosmetic treatments could save you money. Because healthcare costs in the U.S. are the world’s highest, some people are willing to travel to meet their needs. According to medical-tourism advocacy group Patients Beyond Borders, more than 20 million people worldwide crossed international borders in 2019 for medical tourism. About 2 million of those people traveled from the U.S.
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