Despite its age, the classic medical adage of “first, do no harm” is precisely the guiding philosophy that artificial ...
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Stacie Dusetzina of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and David Simon of the ...
The alignment of incentives is clear. Treatment of tobacco use improves patient health, lowers total medical expense, and, ...
The North Carolina State Health Plan experience shows us that large, self-insured employers can work to bend the cost curve ...
For now, the most reasonable stance is watchful waiting: acknowledging the real problems WISeR seeks to address, recognizing ...
In 2025, the average annual premium for family health coverage reached $26,993, an increase of $1,408 (6 percent) from the previous year. Covered workers contributed an average of 16 percent ($1,440) ...
A patient-led process for comparing actual bills to data reported under the hospital price transparency rule would help the ...
Family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance reached an average of $26,993 this year, KFF’s annual benchmark health benefits survey of large and smaller employers finds. On average, workers ...