Healthcare Spending

SDOH Interventions Cost Average $60 Per Patient, Federal Aid Falls Short

June 1, 2023 - While more primary care practices are screening patients for social risk, the cost of social determinants of health (SDOH) interventions targeting housing security, non-emergency medical transportation, and community-based care coordination surpasses available federal funding by over half. According to researchers from the study published...


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Rising Prices Led to Higher Patient Healthcare Costs

by Victoria Bailey

Despite a decline in healthcare utilization, patient healthcare costs and out-of-pocket spending has increased for individuals on employer-sponsored health plans due to high prices, according to the...

Despite High Spend, US Ranks Lowest on Access to Care, Health Equity

by Jill McKeon

The United States ranked last in The Commonwealth Fund’s reported measurements of health equity, access to care, administrative efficiency, and healthcare outcomes compared to ten other wealthy...

Patient Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs Balloon by 10% Since 2020

by Sara Heath

Patient out-of-pocket healthcare costs are up 10 percent since last year, with the net total of patient financial responsibility coming in around $491 billion in 2021, according to Kalorama...

What Is the Healthcare Cost of Racial Health Disparities, Inequity?

by Sara Heath

There is a considerable human and healthcare cost that could have been avoided at the onset of COVID-19 had more been done to ameliorate eventual racial health disparities, amounting to thousands of...

Confronting Indirect Patient Healthcare Cost Hurdles, SDOH

by Sara Heath

Patients face numerous indirect healthcare cost hurdles that impact their ability to access treatment, according to a recent guidance from America’s Essential Hospitals. The guidance, which...

How Patient Experience in Billing Offices Impacts Patient Payments

by Sara Heath

A poor patient experience with the hospital billing department can have an impact on patient payments and financial responsibility, according to a new survey published by Connance. The Connance...

Gag Clause Bills Signed into Law, Improves Healthcare Transparency

by Sara Heath

President Trump has signed into law two bills that prohibit pharmacy gag clauses, or the practice of prohibiting pharmacy and healthcare transparency. The laws – one targeted at Medicare plans...

Nurse Staffing Ratios Tied to High Costs, Patient Safety Savings

by Sara Heath

A Massachusetts ballot question considering mandated nurse staffing ratios will cost the Commonwealth, hospitals, and other healthcare organizations because of increased staffing needs, according to an...

Patients Unprepared for Out-of-Pocket Costs for Long-Term Care

by Sara Heath

Patients underestimate the financial responsibility associated with beginning long-term care, with many leaving themselves unprepared for the high out-of-pocket costs at long-term care facilities,...

How Do Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions Impact Patients?

by Sara Heath

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions have been the cause of considerable debate across the medical industry, calling into question the tools and scale necessary to thrive in current care models as well...

3 Factors Swaying Patient Decisions for Treatment Facilities

by Sara Heath

In the age of healthcare consumerism, patients are increasingly activated in their own healthcare. This includes in making decisions for treatment facilities at which patients wish to receive their...

How Out-of-Pocket Costs Affect Patient Healthcare Access

by Sara Heath

Patients are increasingly facing high out-of-pocket costs, a trend that can limit their healthcare access and ability to pay for quality services. It is important for providers to understand how high...

How Healthcare Orgs Can Manage Patient Financial Responsibility

by Sara Heath

Out-of-pocket patient financial responsibility has increased by 10 percent over the past five years, shows a survey from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), leading to frustrations...