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beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Insurers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insurers</span></a> Reap Hidden Fees by Slashing Payments. You May Get the Bill. A little-known data firm called MultiPlan helps <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> insurers make more when less of an out-of-network claim gets paid. Patients can be on the hook for the difference. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/health-insurance-medical-bills.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/heal</span><span class="invisible">th-insurance-medical-bills.html</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/outofpocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outofpocket</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a></p>
Auscandoc<p>We can’t afford <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PrivatizedHealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PrivatizedHealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-answer-is-clear-we-can-t-afford-privatized-health-care/article_0d69bd31-37d1-5919-ba45-2035de96dbdd.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestar.com/opinion/contributo</span><span class="invisible">rs/the-answer-is-clear-we-can-t-afford-privatized-health-care/article_0d69bd31-37d1-5919-ba45-2035de96dbdd.html</span></a> <a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-answer-is-clear-we-can-t-afford-privatized-health-care/article_0d69bd31-37d1-5919-ba45-2035de96dbdd.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=user-share" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestar.com/opinion/contributo</span><span class="invisible">rs/the-answer-is-clear-we-can-t-afford-privatized-health-care/article_0d69bd31-37d1-5919-ba45-2035de96dbdd.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=user-share</span></a> “But when we look deeper, we see that we spend less on our <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> system — and more <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/OutOfPocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OutOfPocket</span></a> and <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/privately" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>privately</span></a> than most of our peers. As a share of all health spending, <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Canada</span></a> allocates 75 per cent as public investment.</p><p>Canada is a standout Scrooge. The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and France all spend 85 per cent or more via <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicFunding</span></a>.” Via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@picardonhealth" class="u-url mention">@<span>picardonhealth</span></a></span></p>
BC Info Bot<p>Global News BC: B.C. man with terminal cancer paying out of pocket for treatment to extend his life <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/9819100/terminal-cancer-drug-treatment/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/9819100/ter</span><span class="invisible">minal-cancer-drug-treatment/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/globalnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>globalnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/britishcolumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>britishcolumbia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/publicdrugcoverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicdrugcoverage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/ronnyborkowksi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ronnyborkowksi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/TerminalCancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TerminalCancer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/b" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>b</span></a>.c.mancancer <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/DrugCoverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrugCoverage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Outofpocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Outofpocket</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/cancerdrug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancerdrug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Fundraiser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fundraiser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Drug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drug</span></a></p>
Matt McGough<p>NEW: How did the US health system do in 2022?</p><p>- <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> likely to be the 3rd leading cause of death for the 3rd year in a row<br>- Life expectancy drops to 76.1 years with Black and Hispanic people losing 4 years each since 2019<br>- <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/outofpocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outofpocket</span></a> spending grows 10.4% from 2020-2021, following a decline in 2020<br>- Overall <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> spending growth returns to pre-pandemic levels</p><p>More here: <a href="https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/the-state-of-the-u-s-health-system-in-2022-and-the-outlook-for-2023/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">healthsystemtracker.org/brief/</span><span class="invisible">the-state-of-the-u-s-health-system-in-2022-and-the-outlook-for-2023/</span></a></p>