The price of an inefficient, fragmented system

This op-ed was written by Jeff Russell, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska. Would you pay $107 for a gallon of milk? Of course not. Yet if the cost of milk had been allowed to increase at the same rate as health care in the United States, that’s

By |2025-10-24T13:56:19-05:00October 23rd, 2025|Categories: Insurance 101|Tags: , , |Comments Off on The price of an inefficient, fragmented system
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Where you get health care can cost you

Do you know how much a trip to your physician costs? Most of us don’t. We pay the copay at the physician’s office and don’t think much about it. If the doctor determines further tests are needed, most patients go where he or she suggests. When the bill comes, costs may be higher because of

By |2019-06-10T08:59:14-05:00June 10th, 2019|Categories: Stories, Team Blue|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Where you get health care can cost you
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