Simply put, the cash price is what a doctor or health care provider charges a consumer when a third-party payer - like insurance or a government entity - is not involved in the transaction. The entire USHPI database of monthly cash prices can be found here. In addition to regional and state comparisons, the USHPI tracks price variance and market trends on a monthly basis. The USHPI, the first national resource to publicly document the price of cash-pay medical care in America, features pricing data for routine medical services in all 50 states – from primary care and mental health to women's health and more. The May 2023 USHPI found demand for cash-pay healthcare drove higher costs from a year ago across the most common visits: Increased prices for telehealth appointments for people paying out-of-pocket for services is reflected in higher prices for telehealth services over last year. Increased demand for telehealth services: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the demand for telehealth services, and that rapid growth is expected to continue as more providers and patients adopt these services. In addition, in the US there are nearly 30 million uninsured, and a record number of people (estimated to be 55%) enrolled in high-deductible health insurance plans both of these groups tend to be cash payers. Hundreds of thousands of people have already lost Medicaid coverage since redeterminations began April 1st, driving more demand for cash-pay telehealth appointments, driving a higher price over last year. More people in the cash-pay healthcare market: It's estimated between five and 14 million people could lose Medicaid coverage due to the end of Medicaid continuous enrollment protection in the Public Health Emergency.
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