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Patient Advocacy

JOSHUA BROOKER, REBC®,
ON BEHALF OF CENTRAL
PENN BUSINESS
GROUP ON HEALTH 

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patient comes to the ER complaining of a headache. They
are told an MRI costs $5,000. They proceed to roll the
dice, walk out, and collapse because their headache was
actually a brain bleed.

HOSPITAL PRICE TRANSPARENCY: WHY IT CAME ABOUT
Hospital price transparency is one facet of several current initiatives to curb the overall cost of health care by increasing consumer
literacy and leveling markets.

This is the very reason front-ended price transparency hasn't
been advocated for before now. Your financial situation shouldn't
create pause to seek medical care. However, the reality is... it does.
In 2016 the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit, released " The
Burden of Medical Debt: Results from the Kaiser Family Foundation/New York Times Medical Bills Survey. " In their study, they
cited consumers with existing medical debt are two to three times
as likely to skip medical care. Regardless, across the market, cost
does play a part in seeking care. Because of this, let's dive into how
we got here and where we are headed next.

FOUNDATIONAL CRACKS...
On July 30th, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson and the American
Medical Association came to a consensus that provided financial
support in health care for the elderly and needy while allowing
provider flexibility. On this day, President LBJ signed the amendment to the Social Security Act of 1935 to include benefits for
Medicare/Medicaid.
" The agreement? The federal government would subsidize the cost
of care as long as healthcare providers charged 'usual and customary'
rates for their region. " ~ Avik Roy of the Foundation for Research

Disclaimer: We do not believe any one stakeholder is the cause of the current health care climate but hope to shed light on solutions this legislation is attempting to impact.
In addition, the information in this article is nonpartisan, referencing facts and citing all resources from primary sources as much as possible.
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