Healthcare Cost Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/category/healthcare-cost/ ECS International, ECSII, Healthcare Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:54:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ecsii.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-1-e14442028662682-32x32.png Healthcare Cost Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/category/healthcare-cost/ 32 32 Is public, quality healthcare possible in the United States? https://ecsii.com/is-public-quality-healthcare-possible-in-the-united-states/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:54:23 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=5729 Reprinted: Peoples Dispatch, 12-17-2024 Healthcare workers in the US have long been fighting for a radical transformation of the current for-profit healthcare system in order to provide quality care to all. People in the US pay billions towards the health insurance industry, yet many in the healthcare field believe that this industry does little to Read More

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]]> High-Quality Primary Care Should Be Available to Every Individual in the U.S., Says New Report https://ecsii.com/high-quality-primary-care-should-be-available-to-every-individual-in-the-u-s-says-new-report/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 15:40:10 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4024 Payment Reform, Telehealth Expansion, State and Federal Policy Changes Recommended Ensuring access to high-quality primary care for all people in the United States will require reforming payment models, expanding telehealth services, and supporting integrated, team-based care, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. No federal agency currently has oversight of primary Read More

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]]> About 46 million Americans can’t afford quality health care, according to Gallup https://ecsii.com/about-46-million-americans-cant-afford-quality-health-care-according-to-gallup/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:46:46 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=3776 Quality health care is unaffordable for an estimated 46 million Americans, according to a new study from Gallup and health care research firm West Health. A web survey of 3,753 adults living in all 50 U.S. states conducted from Feb. 15-21 via the Gallup Panel, a research panel built to be representative of the entire U.S. population, indicated that an Read More

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]]> Is digital medicine a cure for the issues of health care cost, quality and access? https://ecsii.com/is-digital-medicine-a-cure-for-the-issues-of-health-care-cost-quality-and-access/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 22:12:08 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=3592 Health care policy proposals tend to aim at three major goals: improving quality of care, enhancing access to care and containing health care cost. Many experts believe progress toward one of these goals requires a tradeoff, with sacrifices for the other goals. For example, providing access to health care for more people may only be Read More

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