A year ago we reported on the trend in shifting health care costs to the consumer through higher deductibles, copayments and premium sharing. Fast forward to 2017: expect to see "financial accountability" for patients vastly increase, as health care costs continue their relentless rise and the public policies that support premium subsidies, Obamacare, Medicare and Medicaid [...]The post New Year's Prediction: More Cost Sharing for Patients Means Problems for Providers appeared first on ICLOPS.
