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A new survey tracks industry efforts to streamline administrative tasks--and cut costs from the health care system.
Post-COVID planning, holistic programming, and a greater reliance on tech top the list.
Consumers who believe their provider handled COVID-19 poorly are three times more likely to either delay seeking services or never return to that provider.
The report is a "three-alarm fire," proclaims one leading physician.
Rutgers researchers examine the policies in three other high-income countries for clues.
The average cost of a hospital admission among large employer plans has increased by roughly $10,000 from 2008 to 2018.
As many as 16% of out-of-network test claims charged more than $390, which is three times the average cost.
The current wellness regulations will sunset in January 2019, and the EEOC has made no move to institute new ones, leaving employers in limbo.