Search Results: "PricewaterhouseCoopers"
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PricewaterhouseCoopers puts a number on personalized medicine market: $232 billion
Global assurance, tax and advisory firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC has put a number on the emerging market for personalized health and wellness in the United States: $232 billion and growing at 11 percent per year. The consultancy expects the personalized medicine, medical care and nutrition, and wellness market to grow as big as $452 billion by 2015.
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Hospitals, Health Services, Payers
Report: Quarterly health services deal volume hits record-high
The volume of deals in the health services sector hit a quarterly record-high of 426 deals in Q1 2021, up 21% from 352 deals in the fourth quarter of 2020. Regulatory shifts, changes in care delivery and the rise of non-traditional healthcare companies are all driving the trend.
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Health IT, Telemedicine, Payers
Insurtech companies’ IT expertise give them competitive edge in telehealth & beyond
Insurance startups’ interest in telehealth is backed by both technical expertise and a focus on consumer experience. This will provide them a leg up not only in the competitive telehealth arena but also in consolidating other digital care services.
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MedCity Influencers, Legal, Policy
Implications for the Affordable Care Act under the Biden administration
Unless the Supreme Court strikes down the ACA, it will remain in place for the foreseeable future and will see expansion.
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Health IT, Hospitals, Artificial Intelligence
Providers look to predictive modeling to help rebuild finances in 2021
After a challenging 2020, health systems are looking to deploy strategies for recovery, especially to bolster financial health. One strategy health executives are considering is investing in predictive modeling technology that can help them manage patient demand and outcomes in the coming year.
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Hospitals, Telemedicine, Payers
Mercy, Humana partner to expand access to virtual, value-based care
The health system and payer are joining forces to offer Medicare Advantage patients access to Mercy’s telehealth center. They also plan to implement a value-based payment model, tying reimbursement for Mercy clinicians to care quality measures.
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How can hospitals weather the financial storms of 2021?
Patient volumes were uneven in 2020, and a new report shows volumes will likely remain below pre-pandemic levels in 2021. This indicates challenges for hospitals looking to stabilize their finances — but there are some key strategies that can help.
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Telemedicine’s potential to provide healthcare to the world’s most vulnerable
Teladoc Health Head of R&D Yulun Wang highlights the impact of virtual care in underserved populations around the globe through the World Telehealth Initiative’s (WTI) work at the HOPE Field Hospital in the Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Bangladesh.
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Retail Health, Health Services
Can Walmart change healthcare?
Walmart caught the healthcare industry’s attention when it began opening primary care centers across Georgia, Florida and Illinois. But without its leader, will the effort still be able to keep its momentum?
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Could health insurance costs be flat or even lower during a global pandemic?
Here’s a counterpoint to a recent PwC report that said that employer spending on healthcare could increase anywhere from 4% to 10% next year.
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How will Covid-19 affect employers’ healthcare costs? It depends, says PwC report
A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers said employer spending on healthcare could increase anywhere from 4% to 10% next year. The report highlighted three potential scenarios depending on what happens with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Startups, Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech
Digital health, digital therapeutics, digital medicines – what’s in a name?
Digital health companies faced bad news going into 2020, from job cuts to dissolving pharma partnerships. But these struggles are part of an industry that is finding its identity in a crowded healthcare market.
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Health Tech, Patient Engagement, Payers
Fitbit launches first partnership with Medicaid plan
Patients with type 2 diabetes on WellCare of Georgia’s Medicaid plan will be able to receive the wearables as part of their plan starting in 2020.
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The 10 largest biotech and devices VC investments in Q2
The most recent MoneyTree report from PwC and CB Insights highlights the biggest biotech-related and medical devices VC deals in Q2, which include investments in companies like Grail, Allogene Therapeutics, RefleXion Medical and Mevion Medical Systems.