CVS, Cigna Talk M&A, Election Year
CVS and Cigna executives during the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference discussed consolidation in the insurance sector and the upcoming [...]
Lansky Mulls Medicare for All’s Implications on Value
David Lansky, former CEO of the Pacific Business Group on Health, in a recent Health Affairs blog post considers whether [...]
Study’s Results a Blow to Popular Idea for Lower Health Costs
A popular idea that investing more resources into caring for the sickest and costliest patients could help cut health costs [...]
Providers’ ‘Deeply Ingrained’ Model Disrupts Shift to Value
While providers claim a number of reasons for their reluctance to shift to risk-based deals, Numerof & Associates' Rita Numerof [...]
Frakt Outlines Major Study on Health Spending
Austin Frakt in a recent article highlights some of the key findings in a study published Monday, Jan. 6, in [...]
Blog Post Spotlights State of Low-Value Care Research
The Research Community on Low-Value Care, a joint initiative of AcademyHealth, the ABIM Foundation, and the Donaghue Foundation, is working [...]
Dems Seek Quick Decision on Obamacare Case
A coalition of Democrats on Friday asked the Supreme Court to expedite a case filed by a Republican-led group that [...]
Health Analyst: U.S. Health System Deeply Flawed
While the U.S. health care system is "admirable" in a number of ways, including key innovations in medicines and procedures, [...]
NPR Blog: Global Trends to Watch in 2020
NPR in a recent blog post highlights some key global trends to watch in 2020, including rising demand for humanitarian [...]
Playing in the Real World Evidence Sandbox: Sharing, Teamwork, and Transparency
Is just playing in the same sandbox together an example of Real World Evidence (RWE) collaboration? Not really. So how [...]
Satisfaction Goes Social
What happens when patient [dis]satisfaction goes social? Are payors, providers and third party stakeholders missing an opportunity? Read "Satisfaction Goes [...]
