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U.S. prices are much higher for branded drugs, which account for approximately 80 percent of prescription drug expenditures in the U.S.5 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Issue Brief 🏷️ Health , Pharmaceuticals , Economics

Simplified: US prices are higher for branded drugs branded drugs account for 80 percent of US prescription drug expenditures

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This estimate is based on data showing that the U.S. spends twice as much per person on retail prescription drugs, which may include differences in both utilization and price. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Issue Brief 🏷️ Health , Economics

Simplified: US spends twice as much per person on retail prescription drugs this may include differences in utilization price

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U.S. prescription drug prices are two to three times those in other OECD countries. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 Issue Brief 🏷️ Health , Economics

Simplified: US prescription drug prices are two to three times those in other OECD countries

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Nevertheless, we estimate that higher wages for these two key health care occupations may explain a combined 15 percent of excess U.S. health spending relative to other countries. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 Issue Brief 🏷️ Health , Economics

Simplified: Higher wages for physicians nurses may explain 15 percent of excess US health spending relative to other countries

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Higher administrative burden on providers — for example, general administration, human resources, and quality reporting and accreditation — represents an additional 15 percent of the excess. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Issue Brief 🏷️ Health , Economics

Simplified: Higher administrative burden on providers represents an additional 15 percent of the excess

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OECD and international survey data show that physicians and registered nurses (RNs) in the U.S. are paid more than the average of comparator countries, with physicians earning about twice as much and... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 Issue Brief 🏷️ Health , Economics

Simplified: Physicians registered nurses in the US are paid more than comparator countries physicians earn about twice as much RNs 1.5 times as much

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We estimate that higher administrative costs associated with health insurance — for example, those related to eligibility, coding, submission, and rework — represent approximately 15 percent of excess... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Issue Brief 🏷️ Health , Economics

Simplified: Higher administrative costs associated with health insurance represent approximately 15 percent of excess US health spending

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More than half of excess U.S. health spending was associated with factors likely reflected in higher prices, including more spending on: administrative costs of insurance (~15% of the excess), adminis... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Issue Brief 🏷️ Health , Economics

Simplified: More than half of excess US health spending is associated with higher prices including administrative costs prescription drugs wages medical equipment

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Reductions in administrative burdens and drug costs could substantially reduce the difference between U.S. and peer nation health spending. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 Issue Brief 🏷️ Health , Economics

Simplified: Reducing administrative burdens drug costs could reduce difference between US peer nation health spending

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The United States spends twice as much per person on health as peer nations. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 Issue Brief 🏷️ Health , Economics

Simplified: The United States spends twice as much per person on health as peer nations

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Administrative costs, prescription drugs, and physician and nurse wages may be contributing factors to excess health spending in the United States, compared with peer nations 0.750

👤 The author 📋 Issue Brief 🏷️ Health , Economics

Simplified: Administrative costs prescription drugs physician nurse wages may contribute to excess US health spending compared to peer nations

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The majority of “excess” U.S. health spending is associated with components likely reflected in higher U.S. prices, while utilization may explain a large portion of the remainder 0.850

👤 The author 📋 Issue Brief 🏷️ Health , Economics

Simplified: Majority of excess US health spending is associated with higher prices utilization explains remainder

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The U.S. spends more than twice as much per capita annually on retail prescription drugs as the average of 12 comparator OECD countries. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 Issue Brief 🏷️ Health , Economics

Simplified: The U.S. spends more than twice as much per capita on retail prescription drugs compared to 12 OECD countries.

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We created healthcare billionaires while making healthcare unavailable to one-in-seven Americans. 0.900

👤 DAVID CAY JOHNSTON 📋 Interview 🏷️ Health , Economics

Simplified: Healthcare billionaires were created while healthcare became unavailable to one in seven Americans.

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KFF Authors: Cynthia Cox Jared Ortaliza Emma WagerKrutika AminKFF Authors: Cynthia Cox, Jared Ortaliza, Emma Wager, and Krutika Amin 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Health Policy Document 🏷️ Health , Finance

Simplified: Cynthia Cox Jared Ortaliza Emma Wager and Krutika Amin are KFF authors

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Health Care Costs and Affordability 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Health Policy Document 🏷️ Health , Finance

Simplified: Health Care Costs and Affordability is the title

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Rescind the portion of the Bush tax cuts that benefit only the very rich, reform health care and take action to stem global warming. 0.800

👤 Jonathan Chait 📋 Review 🏷️ Politics , Economics , Health , Environment

Simplified: Democrats plan to rescind Bush tax cuts reform health care stem global warming

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Joining forces with data analysts from HHS-OIG, FBI, and other partners will increase efficiency, detection, and rapid prosecution of emerging health care fraud schemes. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Press Release 🏷️ Government , Legal , Health

Simplified: Joining forces data analysts HHS-OIG FBI increase efficiency detection rapid prosecution health care fraud schemes

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The Health Care Fraud Unit’s Data Analytics Team was established in 2018 to enhance the Unit’s ability to detect, investigate, and prosecute complex health care fraud schemes. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Press Release 🏷️ Government , Legal , Health

Simplified: Health Care Fraud Unit’s Data Analytics Team established 2018 enhance ability detect investigate prosecute health care fraud schemes

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in the Western District of Tennessee, prosecutors charged three defendants, including business owners and a pharmacist, with a $28.7 million scheme to defraud the Federal Employees’ Compensation Fund... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Press Release 🏷️ Crime , Legal , Health , Government

Simplified: Western District Tennessee prosecutors charged three defendants $28.7 million scheme defraud Federal Employees’ Compensation Fund billing medications...

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