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| "There are always sympathetic stories, and we want to make sure that people get the care that they need, but I think that going to the Medicare for All side isn’t really going to lead to that better outcome. When you ask people about the industry, we can do better, when you ask people about their specific health plan, they typically like it and have very high approval ratings." | ||
| -Matt Eyles, President and CEO, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) |
| A recent NPR poll
of rural Americans found that nearly a quarter have used some
kind of telehealth service within the past few years: 14% say
they received a diagnosis or treatment from a doctor or other
health care professional using email, text messaging, live text
chat, a mobile app, or a live video like FaceTime or Skype. And
15% say they have received a diagnosis or treatment from a
doctor or other health professional over the phone. Of the 24%
of respondents who had used telehealth in the past few years,
the reasons for use of telehealth were: 69% because it was the
most convenient way to get diagnosis or treatment; 30% couldn't
see their regular doctor in person; and 26% found it too hard to
travel to doctor or hospital. Source: NPR, July 7, 2019 |
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Insurance lobby chief confronts storm over Medicare for All The Hill, July 16, 2019 2019 Telemedicine and Locum Tenens Opportunities Study Doximity, July 2019 How Many Employers Could Be Affected by the High-Cost Plan Tax Kaiser Family Foundation, July 12, 2019 Medical group deals face growing antitrust scrutiny as price worries rise Modern Healthcare, July 6, 2019 |
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Tech enabled healthcare making the promise a reality
As more patients take charge of their own health,
and as health insurers and governments seek more efficient ways
to control rising costs and help patients manage chronic
conditions, the era of technology-enabled virtual healthcare has
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Medical cost trends,
2007-2020 1. 2007 - 11.9% 2. 2008 - 9.9% 3. 2009 - 9.2% 4. 2010 - 9.0% 5. 2011 - 9.0% 6. 2012 - 8.5% 7. 2013 - 7.5% 8. 2014 - 6.5% 9. 2015 - 6.8% 10. 2016 - 6.2% 11. 2017 - 5.5% 12. 2018 - 5.7% 13. 2019 - 5.7% 14. 2020 - 6.0% Notes: Medical cost trend is the projected percentage increase in the cost to treat patients from one year to the next, assuming that benefits remain the same Source: Health Research Institute |
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