The top three concerns for healthcare workers in the Pacific Northwest are staffing levels, provider/staff burnout, and rising health care costs, according to a recent study. Get information on upcoming events, insights from key stakeholders, and status-specific reports delivered to your inbox! Schwabe and The Business Journals surveyed healthcare professionals to gain a better understanding of the state of the industry, both now and in the future, and provide key insights into industry trends and growth opportunities. The State of Healthcare in the Pacific Northwest report examines the experiences and…
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The future of health insurance: SMEs at risk from rising costs
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMBs) across all sectors and geographies have demonstrated their agility and adaptability in the face of the largest pandemic in living history, pivoting on business models and delivery methods to keep them afloat in the face to the growing public restrictions. Three years after adjusting to a significant business disruption, many markets around the world are seeing increases in corporate health insurance prices, a trend that appears to be more prevalent for SMBs. Medical costs on the rise Healthcare costs are rising in most regions. Over…
Read MoreBlue Cross’s Iselin raises red flag on rising healthcare costs – CommonWealth Magazine
SARA ISELINthe president and chief executive officer of the state’s largest health insurer, says rising health care costs could be another reason Massachusetts is at risk of losing its competitive edge. Iselin, who rejoined the Massachusetts non-profit Blue Cross Blue Shield the following January a decade working elsewhere, noticed a change. She said 15 percent of state residents had high-deductible health plans when she left; now, 43 percent do. ON The codecast with John McDonough of Harvard’s TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute,…
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