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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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Will Consumers Cross the Cost-and-Trust Chasm Between Prescription Drugs and Hospitals?

Health Populi

When asked what factors contribute to rising health care costs in America, most consumers cite the cost of prescription drugs. Taken together, these two data points demonstrate the potent political import of prescription drug prices as the U.S. approaches the 2020 Presidential election.

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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

As the Harvard Chan-POLITICO study points out, prescription drug costs are top-of-mind for health consumers in America. As patients continue to morph into consumers who pay for health care services, they are seeking price transparency — but not finding it so easy. And see here on JD Supra for more details on the rules.

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Gallup Reveals Americans’ Views on Industry Are the Lowest Since 2008 – Implications for Healthcare and Pharma

Jane Sarashon

The decline of the pharma industry reputation is an important reality-check here given that even Republican voters have been keen to see greater regulation of prescription drug pricing in recent health tracking polls.

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Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Health Care Policies – From Medicare and Prescription Drugs to Gun Safety

Health Populi

The post Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Health Care Policies – From Medicare and Prescription Drugs to Gun Safety appeared first on HealthPopuli.com. He led the creation of the Northwell Health’s Center for Gun Violence Prevention in 2020.

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Inflation and the cost of health care top U.S. voters’ issues for 2024 elections

Health Populi

A close second in line is affordability of health care, as consumers’ household budgets must make room for paying medical bills — with prescription drug costs also very important as a discussion topic for 2024 Presidential candidates, we learn from the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll published 1 December.

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The Health Consumer in 2024 – The Health Populi TrendCast

Jane Sarashon

There’s a sort of health care “shrinkflation” that has been shaping patients-as-payors of medical bills. health care ecosystem, basing shoppable services on price and convenience. adults had major, unexpected medical expenses in the past 12 months ranging from $1,000 to $1,999.