While generic versions of older drugs now account for 80% of all prescription filled in the US and have saved patients a tremendous amount of money, there are examples from
The transformation in the American healthcare system imposes new and evolving obligations on providers and the rest of the healthcare industry. Healthcare spending continues to outpace inflation leading to a
In a new report issued by the Milbank Memorial Fund, former Arkansas Medicaid Director Andy Allison, Ph.D., analyzes the current state of Medicaid program administration and suggests that Medicaid leaders’
A new analysis of prices private insurers pay for healthcare services may fuel the already mounting consumer demand for transparency from payers and providers. Prices for hospital care and outpatient
Medicare paid $30 million for ambulance rides for which no record exists that patients got medical care at their destination, the place where they were picked up or other critical
There is a wide variance in health care prices between Northern and Southern California, according to information on a new cost-comparison website launched last week, the Sacramento Bee reports (Buck,
Eric Christenson had shoulder surgery this year, and he thought everything would be completely covered by his insurance company. “A couple months after the surgery, I received a bill,” Christenson
In our market-driven system, choice in goods and services is seen as good for consumers. Armed with knowledge of how much they will pay and what they will get in
Founded in 2011, the Expedia-like healthcare site is currently available in 24 states. If you need to pay out of pocket for a medical procedurewhether its an allergy shot or
