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December 22, 2016
Health Care: When Bigger is Not Better
With the holiday shopping season heading down the homestretch, last-minute gift-givers are dashing out to their favorite retailers, hoping to find that perfect present. Their decision to step foot inside a Walmart or Target, Macy’s or Nordstrom, is often based on product pricing.
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November 14, 2016
Improving Health Care, One Population at a Time
It’s a startling statistic that causes heartburn for even the most experienced health care executives. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 5 percent of Americans consume 50 percent of all health care resources.
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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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