Who will lead effort to refund Children’s Health Insurance Program?
CHIP has had a dramatic effect in lower income states like Alabama, where the childhood uninsured rate dropped from 20 percent in 1997 to under 3 percent in 2015.
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Taking a closer look at CVS Health’s acquisition of Aetna: Does it make sense?
If CVS is big and powerful enough to actually buy Aetna, surely it can get that company and others to come to terms on retail clinics.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The man Trump is considering for FDA chief has radical plans, but his impact would be limited
Jim O'Neill's point of view on the regulatory approval process may seem radical, but just because a drug or device is FDA approved does not mean payers will pay for it.
Trump might be forced to replace Obamacare with single payer
Republican ideas on healthcare were presented by conservatives, while Trump himself has been at least a liberal and frankly more of a socialist when it comes to healthcare policy.
The role of data analytics in making bundled payments work
Broader scalability of bundled payment options will be paced by the availability of accurate and timely data from network participants and workable frameworks for sharing risks and rewards among bundled payment partners.
Amazon Echo’s Alexa has great potential in healthcare
Echo represents the latest example of physicians bringing cutting-edge consumer technology into the hospital and running circles around the standard tools offered by the IT department.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Urgent care costs raise lots of questions for healthcare consumers
Although medical charges (i.e., what’s billed) are known to be detached from reality, I found this EOB particularly galling.
The rise of provider sponsored plans
Payer, provider or PayVider?
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s proposal to loosen up FDA drug approval process makes sense
I really would like to see Cruz’s proposal spur a more productive debate and not simply be dismissed out of hand.
Why we all owe Martin Shkreli a ‘thank you’ for cutting drug costs
The Shkreli affair, along with shenanigans from Valeant, have awakened serious journalists, who have started to look into drug pricing more broadly.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
UnitedHealth pullout = death knell for health insurance exchanges? Here’s one fact you’re not considering
The whole purpose of an exchange is to give people the opportunity to shop around and to change plans if they want.
Why drug-price regulation’s time has come
It's not just noise. This is an issue that needs to be addressed.
Here’s what happens when concierge medicine undergoes some entrepreneur judo
Concierge-style primary care and specialty physicians in Beverly Hills.
Does prognosis for primary care leave room for optimism? Yes, and here’s why.
Primary care physicians who don’t like the traditional practice set-up can become concierge physicians, boosting their incomes and autonomy in the process.
Congressman uses veteran status to gain insight on VA health system treatment delays
U.S. Rep Seth Moulton went for care at the VA without revealing his Congressional status.