
Discover Telethink #directcareservices #transparency #costreduction #employeeretention The next health care wars are about costs Where it stands: Even insured Americans are struggling to afford their care, the inevitable result of years of cost-shifting by employers and insurers onto patients through higher premiums, deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs. But employers are now struggling to attract and retain workers, and forcing their employees to shoulder even more costs seems like a less viable option. Tougher economic times make patients more cost-sensitive, putting families in a bind if they get sick. Rising medical debt, increased price transparency and questionable debt collection practices have rubbed some of the good-guy sheen off of hospitals and providers. All of this is coming to a boiling point. The question isn't whether, but when. https://www.axios.com/2022/11/02/health-care-costs-congress-insurance-politics https://telethink.net/employers