A solution for rising healthcare costs: Reimbursing doctors for better care

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Many employers fear the healthcare crisis is incurable, and with good reason.

According to a study by the Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Kaiser Family Foundation, healthcare spending increased by nearly a trillion dollars between 2009 and 2019. Last year alone put Americans $140 billion in medical debt. Even the federal government is seeking solutions: the No Surprise Act, set to take effect Jan. 1, 2022, aims to bring greater transparency to healthcare costs and reign in this multi-trillion dollar industry.

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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