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Healthcare Cost

Surprise bills: Separating myths from facts

Healthcare Cost

Health cost transparency is already a tap away

Issues

Our top priorities, explained.

Tackling America's opioid epidemic

BCBS companies are addressing the opioid crisis in communities around the country, ensuring patients get the right care in the right setting.

Addressing the rising cost of healthcare

Why does healthcare cost so much? The price of medical care is the single biggest factor, accounting for 90 percent of spending.

Providing access to safe, effective and affordable prescriptions

As prescription drug prices climb, we are working to ensure BCBS members get the medication they need at a price they can afford.

Creating—and sustaining—the innovation that is Medicare

BCBS companies provide coordinated, patient-centered care for millions of Medicare beneficiaries and are making sure it continues to modernize.

Improving the individual market

Healthcare should be available to everyone, no matter who they are or where they live. This starts with improving the individual market.

Supporting and improving Medicaid

BCBS companies provide access to critical health services for millions of adults and children through Medicaid, and are addressing the unique health challenges they face.

Insights

Leading voices in healthcare share their ideas.

Social Determinants

Hospitals are breaking down barriers to address social determinants

By Dr. Jay Bhatt, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer , American Hospital Association

Dr. Jay Bhatt, senior vice president and chief medical officer of the American Hospital Association, was a guest at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s "Health Huddle" at the 2019 Aspen Ideas: Health festival, exploring how a community’s social conditions can affect health and quality of life long before hospital or medical care is needed.

Dr. Bhatt spoke recently with BCBS ProgressHealth, sharing more about how hospitals are going beyond their walls to address barriers to better health.