
If We Treated Tooth Decay Like We Treat Heart Disease, We’d Save Billions
Oral diseases cost Americans almost $140 billion annually. What will it take to bring these costs down?
Oral diseases cost Americans almost $140 billion annually. What will it take to bring these costs down?
The "One Big Beautiful Bill" would codify Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) — the personalized insurance model that has transformed how employers offer health benefits — into law as CHOICE Arrangements, or Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense arrangements.
Starship, a startup making Health Savings Accounts easier to use, has seen an influx of users since the start of the pandemic. In the first six months of 2020, the company saw 500% growth in active accounts and plans to double its membership again by the end of the year.
Applicable products and services include insulin, ACE inhibitors, inhaled corticosteroids, retinopathy screenings, glucometers, statins and SSRIs.
"Hospitals have become debt collection businesses," Amino CEO and Cofounder David Vivero observed. He believes that integrating health savings accounts with the company's healthcare navigation tools is one way to address this issue.
To ensure effective cost mitigation, employers can’t wait for the market to adjust — they have to punch first.