Managed Healthcare Executive October 23, 2024
Pricing data shows that doctors serving these communities facing economic challenges are paid less by insurers, effectively penalizing doctors for working in areas where people most need their care.
Price transparency — the much-discussed US regulations that became federal law in 2019 — has taken time to implement, but its significant side effects are now being revealed. For the first time, we are clearly seeing that inequities in our healthcare system affect not just patients, but also doctors who care for them. Research into the pricing and payments by health insurance providers indicates a clear need for changes in our healthcare payment systems.
Inequity in the U.S. healthcare has long been the focus of researchers. Individuals in poorer and more...
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