Unexpected costs and uninsured
By S. Matt Read It was just before dawn, and Annie was shaking. I said her name once without a response, then again. Nothing. Then a long moan. I jumped
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Costs of Care
N=1, my experience with cost, care and insurance
By Robert Fogerty, MD, MPH “You look nice today. People don’t come to chemo in suits very often.” The friendly and familiar receptionist mentioned as I was checking out, the always
Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back
By Angela Gargus The last few years has brought certain buzz words and concepts to the forefront in the medical field – things such as the triple aim, population health
Lesson on Communicating Price Transparency
By Judy Gichoya The year is 2008 and I was a medical student working at the hospital in Eldoret, Western Kenya. Moi and Indiana University formed a collaboration that was
Variations on a Contracting Theme
By Karen Kresnik The Nebraska Health Network (NHN) is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) established in 2010 between Nebraska Methodist Health System and Nebraska Medicine both located in Omaha, Nebraska.