Becker's Healthcare September 11, 2017
Laura Dyrda

Healthcare spending has been a topic of national conversation over the past decade as it continues to increase despite efforts to reduce waste and overall costs. The Affordable Care Act sought to curb spending through pay-for-performance measures instead of fee-for-service, and while the current administration takes steps to dismantle the ACA the goal for revising the healthcare system is largely the same: increase quality while decreasing costs.

Americans spend around $3.5 trillion on healthcare annually, according to CMS, and continue to see premiums rise. How sustainable are current trends in healthcare spending? Will patients continue to have access to care at the same rates they do now? How much waste is left to squeeze out of the system?

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Employer, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, HHS, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Population Health Mgmt, Primary care, Provider, Public Exchange, Self-insured
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