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Why do health insurers deny care—and what are the economic consequences? On The Pie, UChicago’s @maggieshi.bsky.social, @gottliebecon.bsky.social, and Zarek Brot-Goldberg about the hidden costs of denials, pre-auths, and hospital oversight.
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The Economics of Health Insurance: Denials, Pre-Authorizations, and Cost Control | Becker Friedman Institute
The ongoing debate over health insurance denials has only intensified in recent months. In this episode of The Pie, host Tess Vigeland unpacks the economic forces shaping the US healthcare system with...
bfi.uchicago.edu
July 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Why do health insurers deny care—and what are the economic consequences? On The Pie, UChicago’s @maggieshi.bsky.social, @gottliebecon.bsky.social, and Zarek Brot-Goldberg about the hidden costs of denials, pre-auths, and hospital oversight.
🎧: bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/the... #EconSky #HealthEcon
🎧: bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/the... #EconSky #HealthEcon
Reposted by Maggie Shi
A Medicare reform cut billing fragmentation as planned, but it brought only modest gains in administrative efficiency and no clear impact on patient outcomes or hospital costs. Research by Riley League and @maggieshi.bsky.social (Harris Policy). ow.ly/KXe450Wn7L2 #HealthcarePolicy #MedicareReform
Administrative Fragmentation in Health Care | Becker Friedman Institute
More than half of Americans over age 65 and 13% of all Americans are covered by more than one source of health insurance. This overlapping coverage creates “administrative fragmentation,” or the lack ...
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July 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A Medicare reform cut billing fragmentation as planned, but it brought only modest gains in administrative efficiency and no clear impact on patient outcomes or hospital costs. Research by Riley League and @maggieshi.bsky.social (Harris Policy). ow.ly/KXe450Wn7L2 #HealthcarePolicy #MedicareReform
Reposted by Maggie Shi
Come work with Kosali Simon & me @nber.org! We're hiring a Research Scientist to support exciting new work on Alzheimer's disease and dementia in Medicare. If you have a quant PhD, experience with claims data, and knowledge of R, it could be a great match!
More info: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
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American Economic Association: JOE Listings - February 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
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April 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Come work with Kosali Simon & me @nber.org! We're hiring a Research Scientist to support exciting new work on Alzheimer's disease and dementia in Medicare. If you have a quant PhD, experience with claims data, and knowledge of R, it could be a great match!
More info: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
More info: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....