Employer-provider direct contracting refers to a process by which employers negotiate directly with providers and set transparent prices for procedures and medications, without TPAs, to avoid administrative obfuscation and distorted incentives.
Read more at Health Affairs: Employer-Provider Direct Contracting: Practice And Policy
When the ACA dramatically expanded the number of Medicaid patients competing for access, there was no corresponding increase in the number of Medicaid providers, which meant something had to give.
Source: Charles Blahous, “Medicaid Needs Commonsense, Cost Saving Reforms.”
The nonprofit organization, Undue Medical Debt’s mission is purchasing medical debt and retiring it for the benefit of millions of Americans saddled with medical debt. The firm partners with hospitals, local governments, debt collectors and donors to buy medical debt for pennies on the dollar. In its latest endeavor, the organization has arranged with a large debt trader to buy $30 billion worth of debt for 20 million Americans