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VT consumers - if you've ever been surprised or outraged by a medical bill, help @vprnet investigate medical prices in VT. Submit your stories, your EOBs (Explanation Of Benefits) and any other medical bills - especially itemized ones -confidentially here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…


Her Doctor’s Office Moved One Floor Up. Her Bill Was 10 Times Higher. khn.org/MTI4MDI3Nw via @khnews


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Our new @NBCNews @Commonwealthfnd Health Care Poll finds that U.S. voters are worried about their health care, and they are concerned about their ability to afford it. buff.ly/3coz8UW


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"A doctor who refused to prescribe patients unnecessary opioids has sued Kaiser Permanente, alleging the way the company used patient satisfaction scores hurt her career and incentivized doctors to over-prescribe painkillers." dooz.us/31WuXtS


How Big Medicine is hurting patients and putting small practices out of business kevinmd.com/blog/2019/03/h… via @kevinmd


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New @MerrittHawkins data highlight financials motivation for #hospitals to acquire #physician practices: Many specialties generate millions more in net revenues vs. MD salaries drugch.nl/2XDR9q3

DrugChannels's tweet image. New @MerrittHawkins data highlight financials motivation for #hospitals to acquire #physician practices: Many specialties generate millions more in net revenues vs. MD salaries drugch.nl/2XDR9q3

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Between 2010 and 2016, employer-sponsored insurance premiums grew faster than income in all but 4 states unitedstatesofcare.org/wp-content/upl…

PplPolicyProj's tweet image. Between 2010 and 2016, employer-sponsored insurance premiums grew faster than income in all but 4 states

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Americans Borrowed $88 Billion to Pay for Health Care Last Year, Survey Finds nyti.ms/2FHIcES


New Study in Health Affairs: Uwe Reinhardt, et al. These findings help underscore the importance of exploring antitrust policy and other efforts that may reduce hospital concentration and help keep Marketplace premiums affordable. healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.137…


Establishing Pay Parity for hospitals and independent physicians is good policy says NYT. ://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/opinion/trump-medicare-cuts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share via @NYTOpinion


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One reason that health care markets are so inefficient is that consumers and patients lack the knowledge to make good choices. That may soon change thanks to two proposed rules from @HHSGov that could see consumers joining forces with major tech firms. buff.ly/2Jf3xKA

commonwealthfnd's tweet image. One reason that health care markets are so inefficient is that consumers and patients lack the knowledge to make good choices. That may soon change thanks to two proposed rules from @HHSGov that could see consumers joining forces with major tech firms. buff.ly/2Jf3xKA

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Well what do you know? Even a specialist thinks private-independent practice will save medicine. #dpc #optout #breaktheaddiction forbes.com/sites/miriamkn…


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