Hazards of High Deductibles?

Byadmin August 3, 2012

See this nice article on high deductible health insurance, by a reporter I spoke to, if I remember correctly, while walking my dog in one of Chapel Hill’s nicest parks.

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Hospital Pricing Insanity
Byadmin May 10, 2013

Once again, lots of reports in the news about crazy variation in hospital prices in the United States, with thousands or tens of thousands of dollars difference in the price of services from one hospital to its neighbor across the street. Marketplace did a nice report on this issue recently, including an interview with yours…

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Health Care Cost | Health Policy | Medical Decision Making

Time To Abolish High-Deductible Health Plans
Byadmin2 June 25, 2025June 25, 2025

Euphemistically referred to as Consumer-Directed Health Plans, high out-of-pocket insurance is in theory supposed to incentivize people to scrutinize the cost and quality of their medical care, thus bringing pressure on providers to lower the price and/or raise the quality of their services. This theory isn’t borne out in practice. As a matter of practice…

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Is Your Company Using Health Insurance Premiums To Stigmatize Fat Employees?
Byadmin February 25, 2016

Many companies spend lots of money providing health insurance coverage to their employees. And the costs of that coverage continue to rise, in part because the girth of the American public is also rising. Overweight and obese employees cost companies money, through increased sick leave, disability claims and, of course, healthcare expenses. As a result,…

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What Confusion about Health Insurance Looks Like in the Doctor's Office
Byadmin September 29, 2017

Shutterstock Mark Letterman’s rheumatoid arthritis had been progressing unrelentingly despite popping dozens of pills each week – eight methotrexate pills on Mondays alone. Letterman felt like he was 63 going on 93. If rheumatoid arthritis progresses unchecked, it is as debilitating of a disease as can be imagined. Don’t think garden variety arthritis that only…

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Name That President
Byadmin February 7, 2014

Read the following quote, and try to guess which U.S. president made this statement: “A responsible budget is not our only weapon to control inflation. We must act now to protect all Americans from healthcare costs that are rising $1 million per hour, 24 hours a day, doubling every 5 years. We must take control…

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Health & Well-being | Health Policy

The True Cost Of Low Drug Prices
Byadmin January 5, 2015

India is not, yet, a wealthy country. Nevertheless its people experience many of the same expensive-to-treat illnesses as wealthier populations in the U.S. and Europe. Therefore the country has made a series of policy decisions designed to lower the cost of medical treatments. For example, until 2005, it offered no – I repeat, no –…

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Hazards of High Deductibles?

Hospital Pricing Insanity

Time To Abolish High-Deductible Health Plans

Is Your Company Using Health Insurance Premiums To Stigmatize Fat Employees?

What Confusion about Health Insurance Looks Like in the Doctor's Office

Name That President

The True Cost Of Low Drug Prices

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