12% and 33%. According to a 2015 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, only 12% of adults have a proficient state of healthcare literacy. That's why goals to eliminate waste in the US healthcare system, to promote consumerism, and to ...
AJMC Article On Rethinking Health Insurance
Being over-insured means you’re financially divorced from both the short-term cost and the impact of long-term health decisions. Read it here. Photo by Craig Whitehead on Unsplash
The Cost of Being Over-Insured
$45,000.Forty-five thousand dollars is a conservative estimate of the 30-year opportunity cost of having family PPOPreferred Provider Organization coverage instead of a high deductible health plan (HDHP).According to the Kaiser Family Foundation ("Kaiser" ...
Business, Statistics, and the Carpenter’s Cup
The Holy Grail scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade shows the closing piece of the riddle to find the cup of Christ. Walter, businessman-turned-scoundrel, outsourced his decision on which cup to choose to Elsa, the archeologist. Caught by his lust ...
When Telemedicine Costs the Same as a Primary Care Visit.
The idea is great. Where do you go at 2:00am when your kid has a nagging cough and stubborn fever? Telemedicine offers a solution. Access a doctor from your smartphone and within 10 mins you're connected. Many people use it and end up loving it for these ...