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A little more than half a year after establishing a healthcare affordability lab, Yale University is out with freshly detailed policy prescriptions for cutting costs without compromising care.

Mayo Clinic charged admitted patients on private insurance more than twice as much as Medicare patients in 2022, according to a RAND study from 2024 on hospital pricing.

Researchers at Yale University have outlined 10 new policy proposals they say could save billions in healthcare spending, targeting Medicare Advantage payments, site-neutral payments, drug costs, nursing home care and other areas.

Pre-election polls agree on one point: The number one issue on voter’s minds is the economy. Price increases are an everyday reality, and nowhere are price increases more visible and worrisome than with our healthcare.

Since 2011, health insurance premiums in the United States have increased at twice the rate of inflation. A new Yale study shows that rising health care spending is to blame.

The study, published last week in JAMA, counters concerns that insurers are raising premiums to pad profits.

U.S. business costs are rising on a host of fronts: global tariffs, oil prices above $100 a barrel, higher interest rates and the gargantuan expense of adapting to the artificial intelligence era.

Insurers warn a rate set too high could push providers out of networks and raise spending

As insurance premiums continue to rise, a new study finds that escalating healthcare spending is the leading factor behind the trend