Addressing Medical Affordability Without Compromising Care Ezekiel J. EmanuelandKevin A. Schulman July 9, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/addressing-medical-affordability-without-compromising-care?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Y7z9Ysaw_m8X8YL0ggf8HcTb-DFKglPe_wFNkH33c1jd1GU-9v-IHUV4LrWyd_PpdDQUyHMbEfHeakD0LKRIZkxsayQ&_hsmi=431087453&utm_source=well%20read The US spends 25 percent of all health care costs on administration, a big part of which involves billing for medical services. To realize savings requires standardizing and digitizing billing.