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Health care prices are hidden from the public. 0.900

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Simplified: Health care prices are hidden from the public.

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And because consumers with health insurance often must pick up a portion of their bill, health care prices matter. 0.900

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Simplified: Health care prices matter because consumers often pay a portion of their bill.

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Patients often have no idea how much a test or a procedure will cost before they go to a clinic or a hospital. 0.900

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Simplified: Patients often have no idea of test or procedure costs before going to a clinic or hospital.

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One drawback: Unscrupulous providers can more easily fraudulently bill the federal health program, Cutler said. 0.800

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Simplified: Unscrupulous providers can more easily fraudulently bill the federal health program Cutler said.

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Doctors who provide care for Medicare patients are allowed to bill and collect payment in relatively seamless transactions without the same level of oversight that private insurance companies apply. 0.900

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Simplified: Medicare doctors bill and collect payment in seamless transactions without the same oversight as private insurance.

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"The only use of fax machines now are in medical care," Cutler said. 0.800

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Simplified: The only use of fax machines now is in medical care Cutler said.

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Cutler said government-run Medicare is a much more efficient operation. 0.900

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Simplified: Medicare is a more efficient operation Cutler said.

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Such communication could be more seamless − and result in less busywork − if insurers could track patients records electronically, Cutler said 0.800

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Simplified: Communication could be more seamless if insurers could track patient records electronically Cutler said.

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Although medical records are computerized, too often medical computer systems don't communicate with outside organizations such as health insurers, Cutler said. 0.900

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Simplified: Medical computer systems often don't communicate with outside organizations Cutler said.

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That results in extra administrative tasks, when doctors attempt to get authorization from an insurer on behalf of a patient. 0.900

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Simplified: Lack of communication results in extra administrative tasks for doctors getting authorization.

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These mandates trigger a flurry of communication and tasks for both health insurers and doctors, Cutler said. 0.900

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Simplified: Mandates trigger communication and tasks for health insurers and doctors Cutler said.

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Or they mandate "step therapy," which makes patients try comparable lower-cost prescription drugs before coverage for a doctor-recommended drug kicks in. 0.900

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Simplified: Health insurers mandate step therapy patients try lower-cost drugs before coverage for doctor-recommended drugs.

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Health insurers often require doctors and hospitals to get authorization before performing procedures or operations. 0.900

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Simplified: Health insurers often require authorization before procedures or operations.

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Although Medicare's official health care spending report doesn't calculate how much the nation spends on administrative tasks, Harvard's Cutler estimates that up to 25% of medical spending is due to a... 0.800

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Simplified: Cutler estimates up to 25% of medical spending is due to administrative costs.

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One of the biggest sources of wasted medical spending is on administrative costs, several experts told USA TODAY. 0.900

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Simplified: Administrative costs are a big source of wasted medical spending experts told USA TODAY.

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If such an overhaul resulted in more lucrative payment for primary care doctors who emphasize preventive care, it could help make people healthier and reduce costly spending on specialists, Ho said. 0.800

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Simplified: More lucrative payment for primary care could make people healthier and reduce spending on specialists Ho said.

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Medicare payment rates not only determine how much taxpayers shell out for older Americans' health care, they set the base for health care prices. 0.900

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Simplified: Medicare payment rates set the base for health care prices.

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Private insurers typically use Medicare rates to decide how much they pay doctors and hospitals. 0.900

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Simplified: Private insurers typically use Medicare rates to decide payments to doctors and hospitals.

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Some have compared the idea of doctors setting their own payscale to the proverbial fox guarding the henhouse. 0.700

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Simplified: Some compare doctors setting their own payscale to the fox guarding the henhouse.

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The health news publication STAT first reported that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, is seeking to limit the AMA's influ... 0.900

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Simplified: STAT reported Robert F Kennedy Jr is seeking to limit the AMA's influence over medical billing codes.

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