I bought a couple of them when I was in Japan last year. So ideal for trips!

wait for reals?! HCPCS?

This work would not had been possible without funding by @arnoldventures.bsky.social and shout out to @hkellett.bsky.social as our astute program officer #healthprices #healthcare #healthcarecosts

As US continue to grapple with high costs, our findings raise questions on the paradox of non-profit hospitals & prices. NP hospitals now comprise for more than half of all hospitals due to consolidation. More research is needed on this paradox for policymakers to craft targeted policies
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Are high prices because system-affiliated non-profit hospitals are treating more complex ESI patients during this time period? It does not appear to be the case. If anything, we found that for-profit hospitals, on average, have a slightly higher Case Mix Index (CMI)
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Using HCCI's ESI claims data, we find that inpatient (adjusted) price growth rates are NOT homogeneous. We found that not only are inpatient prices of system-affiliated non-profit hospitals higher but have grown the fastest compared to independent & system-affiliated for-profit hospitals (3/6)

Every year, we at HCCI find inpatient prices grew faster than other health care services in the employer-sponsored insured population in our HCCUR report 📈.
One thing that nags me every year (after programming through billions of claims records) is: are inpatient growth rates homogenous?
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Would love to be added. Thanks so much for pulling this list together.

Please add me. Thanks!

boston isn't even that cold (after living in upper midwest)!

are you still looking for a panelist? #iprocrastinatedthisyear

O-M-G that is literally my worst nightmare!!! so sorry! The very same thing happened to me when I flew to Taiwan to visit family earlier this year! But I was just able to casually stroll into a random optical store in Taipei and walked out with my usual contact lenses without any issues. Sigh....