by wpx_azhealthplans | Oct 1, 2024 | News
A new report predicts that the US national health care expenditures will jump to $7.7 trillion by 2032 after rising from $2.8 trillion in 2012 to $4.5 trillion in 2022. The analysis found that US health care utilization remained nearly the same, and Americans’...
by wpx_azhealthplans | Sep 23, 2024 | News
As hospitals buy up medical offices and specialty clinics, hospital facility fees for routine doctor’s visits catch patients off guard. Full story: https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/09/23/hospital-facility-fees-but-no-hospital/
by wpx_azhealthplans | Sep 18, 2024 | News
A new report by STAT sheds additional light on how drugmakers relentlessly abuse the patent system. The report comes as drugmakers continue to wage lavishly funded campaigns to demonize negotiators in both the private sector and the government so they can continue to...
by wpx_azhealthplans | Sep 3, 2024 | News
With drug prices being the largest driver of healthcare costs, a Reuters analysis found that the prices of 10 drugs included in Medicare’s negotiation program under the Inflation Reduction Act are still more than twofold higher, on average, and in some instances...
by wpx_azhealthplans | Aug 21, 2024 | News
The rising burden of pharmaceuticals is expected to be the primary driver of rising healthcare spending in 2025, mostly due to expensive GLP-1 drugs in demand for weight loss. Full story:...
by wpx_azhealthplans | Aug 16, 2024 | News
A report from Aon projects that US employer health care expenditures will climb 9% to more than $16,000 per employee next year, driven by rising medical and prescription drug costs, particularly for specialty medications and GLP-1s. The expected growth is higher than...
