Read the new PRI series Coverage Denied

Series to show how flawed U.S. health insurance system inflates costs, decreases quality and reduces health outcomes

October 21, 2021

Addressing the ongoing problems with the U.S. health insurance system, PRI's Center for Medical Economics and Innovation has released the first paper in the Coverage Denied series, which will analyze and propose reforms to fix the problems in the current system that threaten patient health outcomes and often lead to huge financial risks for patients facing unexpected or chronic health care challenges.

“America’s growing medical debt problem and family premiums exceeding $20,000 annually makes clear that the U.S. health insurance system is failing to effectively manage patient financial risk,” said Dr. Wayne Winegarden, director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation and the author of the Coverage Denied series.

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Forbes.com | Sally C. Pipes
October 25, 2021

Healthcare workers are exchanging scrubs and gloves for signs and megaphones. In what’s been called “Striketober,” frontline staff are walking out of hospitals, emergency rooms, and doctor’s offices to insist on better pay, benefits, and hours.

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Dr. Henry Miller Explains COVID Rapid Tests with Lars Larson

The Lars Larson Show
October 21, 2021

Dr. Henry Miller, M.S., M.D., joins the nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show to talk about how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, blocked a crucial test, the rapid response antigen test, to help with COVID-19 testing. The test is an at-home test that takes roughly 20 minutes. Dr. Miller explains that the test is considered a medical device because of the vague rules around regulations and the strict regulations mean the test, which could be effective for rapid testing, is more expensive.

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