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May 13, 2016
Is This Mic On? The Cost of Health Care Is Too High!
In 2008, when the price of oil peaked at $147 per barrel, Americans were outraged. The cost of gasoline went from $2 to $4 per gallon, and suddenly, family road trips were put on hold and consumers began purchasing hybrid vehicles.
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April 14, 2016
CDPHP: From Humble Start-up to Health Care Leader
Did you know that CDPHP® was a small start-up business at one time? In 1984, our headquarters consisted of a modest office in the Pine Hills section of Albany where claims were processed by hand through a telephone equipped with a modem.
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February 02, 2016
Time for Affordability
For the first time in American history, the U.S. government is spending more on health care than social security. That’s according to the Congressional Budget Office, which says the federal government spent $936 billion on health care programs in 2015, a 13 percent increase from 2014.
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November 30, 2015
How one letter in the alphabet raised health care costs for all
If schoolkids have to suffer through the “three Rs,” you, too, should start paying attention. But I’m not talking about reading, writing, and arithmetic.
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October 31, 2015
Laying the “Telephone Lines” of Health Care
Long before Obamacare was a buzzword, and before the never-ending debate over the rising cost of health care began, there was a concept that all Americans deserve access to basic goods and services.
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October 13, 2015
Making the Case for Medicare Advantage
The American health care system is in a state of flux. From the skyrocketing cost of specialty pharmaceuticals to a recent surge in hospital consolidations, health care – as we know it – is undergoing a massive makeover, and no one knows if it will be prettier in the end. There is, however, one shining…
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