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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Jane Sarashon

In addition to highlighting the Patient’s Bill of Rights, NABIP’s keynotes and general sessions will speak to similar topics being brainstormed at VIVE this week — including mental health, maternal health, pharmacy and prescription drugs (pricing, PBMs), population health, and Medicare and Medicaid innovations.

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In U.S. Health Care, It’s Still the Prices, Stupid – But Transparency and Consumer Behavior Aren’t Working As Planned

Health Populi

He co-wrote the first “It’s The Prices Stupid” research article in Health Affairs with Gerard Anderson et. higher-than-world-average health care spending is mostly about how services are priced, versus whether Americans use more healthcare. That workers highly value their health benefits is no surprise.

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Challenges and Considerations – Transparent Healthcare Pricing

Medval Compliance Blog

As argued in the article, Price Transparency: A Gift to Americans in the New Year , consumers need accessible and reliable data to make informed healthcare choices. Given the fact that the rule was announced recently, its ultimate impact on MSAs remains uncertain.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

In full disclosure, last year when this issue was being curated, I was part of a team that proposed to submit an article for the publication, but our submission was not accepted]. Just two weeks ago, I read the cover story, “It’s still the prices, stupid,” shown here from the cover of Modern Healthcare dated 25 February 2019.

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