Chris Labrecque is the Chief Customer Officer of Paytient, a company which helps people access and afford care. Chris has 30 years of industry experience, and previously served as President of the Employee Benefits Group at Insurance Office of America.
One new solution that’s becoming an emerging standard is the Health Payment Account (HPA). HPAs offer employees a line of interest-free credit that employees can use to pay for care expenses up-front.
In 2022, per Gallup, 38 percent of Americans (a record high) deferred healthcare because of cost. To tackle the issue of patients scaling back care because of cost concerns, we need solutions that address care costs from multiple angles. Here are three trends that should inform the development of such solutions.
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.