{"id":336,"date":"2024-05-27T03:37:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T03:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uninsuredunaware.org\/?p=336"},"modified":"2024-12-06T00:42:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T00:42:33","slug":"the-double-edged-sword-of-healthcare-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uninsuredunaware.org\/es\/the-double-edged-sword-of-healthcare-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"La espada de doble filo de los costos de la atenci\u00f3n sanitaria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"336\" class=\"elementor elementor-336\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b6d02 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0b6d02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9f8eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"6a9f8eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cThe most important thing to explain to young people is how important it is to have health coverage. They need to understand the financial risks of not being covered.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">David C.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Financial Counselor at \u200bHackensack Meridian Health<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aec541 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2aec541\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d20797c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d20797c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/uninsuredunaware.org\/es\/the-double-edged-sword-of-healthcare-costs\/#Medical_Debt_is_Common\" >Medical Debt is Common<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/uninsuredunaware.org\/es\/the-double-edged-sword-of-healthcare-costs\/#Insurance_is_a_Luxury_to_Those_Uninsured\" >Insurance is a Luxury to Those Uninsured<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/uninsuredunaware.org\/es\/the-double-edged-sword-of-healthcare-costs\/#The_Truth_About_Charity_Care\" >The Truth About Charity Care<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/uninsuredunaware.org\/es\/the-double-edged-sword-of-healthcare-costs\/#The_Need_for_Accountability\" >The Need for Accountability<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Medical_Debt_is_Common\"><\/span>Medical Debt is Common<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e66d7cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e66d7cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bfd40e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bfd40e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"jlbV49Nt2IWpQlrN\"><span id=\"xd4eWgni7jtvi06E\">One of these financial risks is medical debt. According to a report by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), \u201cAbout four in ten adults (41 percent) in the United States\u2026have some level of medical debt, owing an estimated $195 billion or more in total.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p id=\"Z4WYnNyIhhDO9J6u\"><span id=\"dSFotQoyoVwIOimb\">Allianna M., a senior college student, said, \u201cMedical bills and copays are really expensive in America, and the process of waiting in urgent care has been nothing but terrible since the pandemic hit.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p id=\"aORhyWLND0idpS3R\"><span id=\"brIOe2NBVFORwphY\">Steve B., a pre-med biology student, shared his experience with health insurance regarding an ankle surgery this past summer. \u201cMy insurance did not want to cover it,\u201d he said. \u201cWe delayed my surgery about two weeks and fought with insurance to only end up with 40 percent of the bill covered. In that two-week span, my injury began healing in the wrong position so they had to re-break the fracture to adjust it properly.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p id=\"LewLBip6OTAnaZJ2\"><span id=\"FhAXnSMFUG488LA0\">Both students faced difficult financial obligations in receiving healthcare even while insured. Steve mentioned that he was required to pay $5,000 out of pocket for anesthesia, the materials used to break and fix his ankle, and the plates put in. \u201cOverall, insurance left me in the dirt to fend for myself,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac47124 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac47124\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9714dd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9714dd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Insurance_is_a_Luxury_to_Those_Uninsured\"><\/span>Insurance is a Luxury to Those Uninsured <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47330f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d47330f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f373751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f373751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"yMV1JCRI0w1aaCIH\"><span id=\"PRk2ofgN2DMRH2uP\">Many healthcare professionals and patients alike are prompted to wonder about the consequences of facing those same medical circumstances without insurance. For example, having a home aid to assist in basic necessities is typically an inaccessible luxury to those without insurance. \u201cWe have some patients where their family chips in and they pay for an aid\u2026 eventually they say we can\u2019t do this anymore, we can\u2019t afford it.\u201d said Keith Gosselin, a Registered Nurse and a full-time employee for an insurance company.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"DFtSX0M2BTAMlKLO\"><span id=\"cxAfsQL5KzeBOrf3\">Uninsured patients can apply for payment plans or Charity Care, which is free or reduced care for eligible patients meeting a certain income bracket and financial need. However, David C. notes that many patients have a difficulty finding healthcare providers who accept Charity Care.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b8f41 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01b8f41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c735ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c735ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Truth_About_Charity_Care\"><\/span>The Truth About Charity Care<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6188ad5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6188ad5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb73516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb73516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"oKbeGIF90AlQ23qX\"><span id=\"aLf6uGKTkN4QtUJy\">Charity Care is driven by the Affordable Care Act, which makes the majority of hospitals non-profits and, consequently, tax-exempt, as they provide free or reduced-cost care for low-income patients. However, there are \u200bno determined thresholds for how much a hospital needs to contribute to their charity care fund, giving them a loophole to restrict the subsidized services they should provide to maintain their nonprofit status, as \u200bdescribed by The Berkeley Group, a student Organization at UC Berkeley that consults for non-profits and social enterprises. \u201cNearly half\u201445 percent\u2014of nonprofit hospital organizations are routinely sending medical \u200bbills to patients whose incomes are low enough to qualify for charity care\u2026collecting $2.7 billion in bills sent to patients who\u2026would have qualified for financial assistance under the hospitals\u2019 own policies,\u201d reported \u200bKaiser Health News.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"CYpLY3DIKQszeQZU\"><span id=\"VlKlaeC0GcHBbVv4\">Another study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (CHSC) also found that \u201cPhysicians in larger groups or institutional-based practices, such as medical schools or hospitals, are less likely to provide Charity \u200bCare,\u201d as reported by The Commonwealth Fund. The report mentioned that physicians \u201cat the highest income levels\u2014$250,000 or greater\u2014provide more Charity Care than physicians who make $120,000 or less.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-142a748 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"142a748\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a7314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15a7314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Need_for_Accountability\"><\/span>The Need for Accountability<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b2d9b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73b2d9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca31d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca31d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"hWiaOOrVbYC6840q\"><span id=\"YA29eICvOyqMvjTn\">Health insurance is not only becoming expensive for employees, but for employers as well. \u201cGiven the circumstances with rising health insurance costs, many employers, including mine, are attempting to cut health insurance costs by either reducing benefits or increasing contributions from their employees. Either way, it will translate to less net benefits to employees,\u201d said Patrick O., Ph.D.,\u00a0Associate Professor of Economics.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"ZDNkiwHjQkkoPBKO\"><span id=\"V7RX9wAi0T4uqtkN\">Given the way insurance companies impact patients, employers, and employees in America, Alicia Cook, a Supervisor at Oscar Health, calls for a need for accountability. <\/span><\/p><p><span id=\"V7RX9wAi0T4uqtkN\">\u201cWe need to hold everyone accountable.\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"Mn0F0vY3kD2HqzaX\">Not just physicians, but the front desk representatives, the insurance enrollers [representatives], etc\u2026 If we don\u2019t, people are treated as just a different number; just another sale,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"E1ctkGx3SjsxLdHn\"><span id=\"LQTPxzyrf1rss91X\">Accountability begins with being well-informed. Accountability comes with understanding various terms and processes while signing paperwork.<\/span><\/p><p><span id=\"aT5lQSoZM4wqpiyf\">Increased education on health insurance can adults entering the professional world to understand the health benefits offered by hiring businesses, and to make practical decisions in choosing a plan from the marketplace.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ac503 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86ac503\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01711cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"01711cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cIt is important that adolescents and young adults understand the healthcare system and the way health insurance can impact their options in life. The right to health is a \u200bhuman right. The access to healthy living and the care needed to maintain the best quality of life possible is unequal and inequitable.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Colleen Beach<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Licensed Social Worker<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No one likes health insurance costs. 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