MedCity News July 16, 2025
Jordan Taradash

The transformation of our healthcare system can start now, with employers adopting value-based care models, communities demanding better access, and policymakers challenging the status quo.

While headlines focus on tariffs and interest rates, a quieter crisis is playing out in hospitals, clinics, and homes nationwide. Americans are delaying care, skipping medications, and accumulating crushing medical debt. In many cases, healthcare costs are forcing people to choose between their health and their basic needs.

Consider the schoolteacher who skips annual physicals because of a $5,000 deductible. The single parent who rations insulin to afford groceries. The Uber driver who waits until the emergency room is the only option. These aren’t rare or anecdotal; they’re all-too-common, everyday experiences.

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Topics: Healthcare System, Pricing / Spending
Addressing Costs Through Pricing And Coverage Policy
The Persistent Rising Tide of U.S. Health Care Spending
Value-Based Payment And Managed Care Will Not Solve The Affordability Crisis
Congress eyes tackling healthcare consolidation
Health insurance CEOs point fingers over soaring health care costs

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