The analysis suggests “only” 25% of all spending is waste. That’s down from Berwick’s 34% guesstimate from 8 years back. Hey, we’ve reduced waste almost 26% without even trying!
As costs for health insurance continue to increase, it is time to identify and address the root causes and rethink the model of delivering health insurance
Aspects of market change, like pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing, has become increasingly incorporated into medical plan coverage
Humana has stated that it “will serve as a partner in health and aging, delivering a personalized and simple experience through an integrated, value-based health ecosystem. Humana has declared home health as the new frontier in value-based medicine.
Anthem has recently opened a state-of-the-art, 24 by 7 pharmacy care center in Las Vegas to accelerate IngenioRx’s launch
Anthem, Inc.’s (Anthem) acquisition of Beacon Health Options (Beacon) will help the company expand its Differentiated Business Group’s businesses and deliver integrated solutions and care delivery models that personalize care for people with complex and chronic conditions. Anthem’s Behavioral Health business will now play a key role in this expansion strategy. Beacon is the largest […]
A major component of WellCare Health Plans’ (WellCare) strategy is to continually improve the quality of care and service that are provided to members. WellCare hopes to accomplish this by focusing on preventive health, wellness, and a population health management model that brings together medical, behavioral, social, and pharmacy programs to provide quality care and […]
Note that we did not say it’s the single most important chart in all of US health care spending. Because it’s more than that. The magnitude of the difference in health treatment spending that The Most Important Chart encompasses illustrates that the hodgepodge of services and products we lump together as “health care” are widely divergent […]