An Unintended Risk of High Healthcare Costs
By Jeff Kirke
I read an article the other day titled ”As Out-Of-Pocket Health Costs Rise, Insured Adults Are Seeking Less Primary Care.” It hit…
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Video: Medicare for All
By Den Bishop
We’ve all heard the term “Medicare for All.” But, what does it really mean? It’s not as simple as you think. Take…
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Did You Miss It? Holmes Murphy’s Most Popular 2019 Blogs
By Holmes Murphy
It doesn’t seem possible we’re well into 2020 already…can you believe it?! 2019 was most definitely a whirlwind year with so much…
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Video: Do We Really Need the Pharmaceutical Border Wall?
By Den Bishop
Would you believe people in the US pay more for many brand-name prescription drugs than people in other countries for the same…
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Deeper Dive: Does Health Consumerism Work?
By Den Bishop
Economist Milton Friedman is credited with saying, “Nobody spends somebody else’s money as wisely as he spends his own.” (1) The theory…
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Deeper Dive: Price Discrimination
By Den Bishop
Two patients are in hospital rooms right next to each other. They check in and out on the same days. They are…
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Video: Price Discrimination
By Den Bishop
“Price discrimination is a pricing strategy that charges customers different prices for the same product or service. In pure price discrimination, the…
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Deeper Dive: Underwronging and the Health Wars
By Den Bishop
The concept of underwriting goes back to the very roots of insurance. As ships began to sail between England and the New…
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Video: Underwronging and the Health Wars
By Den Bishop
Every political campaign loves to have a villain and victim. It sets the perfect stage for the politician to be the rescuing…
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Deeper Dive: Uninsured Basics
By Den Bishop
A major goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to decrease the number of uninsured people in the US. The coverage…
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