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The unprecedented challenges health systems face today are well publicized – from rising costs to scarce labor to shrinking margins – each of which is compounded by the ever-increasing portion of revenue that falls under patient responsibility. Patients can’t keep up. Even insured patients now represent
The financial environment for health systems and their patients keeps getting tougher.Cascading effects of the pandemic have led toa looming recession, severe labor shortages, rising ...
Several converging trends are continuing to hammer healthcare organizations. Namely: Thin margins are getting thinner, and a tight labor market is getting tighter, while consumer expectations keep growing.
Today’s consumers are inundated with financial pressures as inflation hits record highs, COVID persists as a source of medical debt, and insurers peel back on COVID-related coverage. Last year, Americans racked up
"Wow! A lot easier than I thought, because I thought I was going to need someone to help me. But I didn't."
Physicians order tests, prescribe drugs, give referrals to specialists, and recommend surgery — almost always without ever addressing how much all of it costs.
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