Expanded access to hospital charity care and stronger consumer protections could complement health insurance coverage expansions and other efforts to reduce the impact of unaffordable medical bills.
Possibilities include increasing Medicare tax rates, increasing individual income tax rates, broadening the tax base, increasing corporate income tax rates, and enacting a value-added tax.
As the pandemic continues, virtual health care delivery, trusting patient-provider relationships, and adaptable operations will be essential to meet patient needs.
More than half of adults with chronic health conditions surveyed in April 2021 used telehealth in the previous year, and the majority were satisfied with their telehealth visits.
Efforts to protect patients from medical debt could reach a broad segment of New York’s population while reducing regional, racial and ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in health and financial well-being.
This paper describes the urgent need to change the basic payment strategy, without requiring financial risk, to preserve and strengthen the delivery of primary health care.
On March 21, tune in as Urban Institute hosts a hybrid event to launch an initiative to elevate health care inequities as a national priority and build momentum for key remedies and structural reforms.
