Healthcare costs

Walmart, Disruptors Take Aim At US Healthcare’s High Costs

Walmart, Disruptors Take Aim At US Healthcare’s High Costs
Walmart, Disruptors Take Aim At US Healthcare’s High Costs
June 29, 2020  |  Healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic and the related U.S. recession have combined to make already-soaring healthcare costs even more of a crisis. But an increasing number of...

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Healthcare Costs Concerning For Voters (And Their Wallets)
Healthcare Costs Concerning For Voters (And Their Wallets)
March 05, 2020  |  Economy

Perhaps it may be the coronavirus – understandably so – that is spurring Americans to think of healthcare costs. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Can Payments Solve Healthcare’s $20K-Per-Family Cost Burden?
Can Payments Solve Healthcare’s $20K-Per-Family Cost Burden?
September 30, 2019  |  Healthcare

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The Why Behind So Many Healthcare Payment Buys
The Why Behind So Many Healthcare Payment Buys
June 24, 2019  |  Healthcare

Healthcare needs some fixing, especially when it comes to providing a continuum of efficient care, making it affordable — and getting providers paid. Lots of...

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Today In Data: The Power Of Pricing
Today In Data: The Power Of Pricing
August 28, 2018  |  Today In Data

The conventional wisdom in retail is that pricing is almost everything: Lob a discount, and the consumers will come. But recent research indicates that actually,...

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The Slippery Relationship Between Bankruptcy And Medical Debt
The Slippery Relationship Between Bankruptcy And Medical Debt
June 11, 2018  |  Healthcare

In 2005, Senator Elizabeth Warren – then a professor – published an academic paper along with David Himmelstein, Deborah Thorne and Steffie Woolhandler, in the journal Health...

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Amazon Healthcare Venture Still Seeking CEO
Amazon Healthcare Venture Still Seeking CEO
May 17, 2018  |  Amazon

The healthcare venture formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase is having a hard time finding a CEO. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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SteadyMD: How Healthcare Payments Tech Can Give Every American A Concierge Doctor
SteadyMD: How Healthcare Payments Tech Can Give Every American A Concierge Doctor
March 28, 2018  |  Matchmakers

From the patient side, the many unpleasant points in the modern distribution of primary care in the U.S. are readily apparent. Appointments take a long time to...

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