Forbes November 30, 2021
Deb Gordon

Americans are facing the highest inflation since 1990, with the consumer price index rising 6.2% in October. Many experts expect high inflation to last a while longer.

As the cost of pretty much everything goes up, healthcare is no exception. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare services got approximately 2% more expensive this October compared to last year, with services such as doctor and dentist visits and hospital stays rising even more.

But one healthcare company is bucking this inflationary trend.

Last month, Sesame announced that patients using its cash-pay healthcare marketplace had saved between 20% and 67% on the cost of healthcare services.

According to the company, its users saved an average of 67% on dental...

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