How high deductibles empower patients
High-deductible insurance and health savings accounts (HDI/HSA) are on the rise. Industry experts forecast that 4 out of 5 large employers will offer their employees […]
High-deductible insurance and health savings accounts (HDI/HSA) are on the rise. Industry experts forecast that 4 out of 5 large employers will offer their employees […]
Feb 11, 2015
Over the past few months, fear of the potential spread of Ebola virus in the U.S. has put the country on high alert. Although experts […]
Dec 11, 2014
A recent 60 Minutes report on the soaring cost of cancer drugs has gotten plenty of attention. While it is difficult to argue against the […]
Nov 25, 2014
A recent survey of 39 health plans conducted by Catalyst for Payment Reform reported that more health care providers are becoming comfortable with incentive-based capitation […]
Nov 19, 2014
In recent months, several healthcare providers and payers have announced their plans to create integrated provider-payer entities. These mergers are generally introduced as ways to […]
Nov 13, 2014
Over the next few days, health care leaders and practitioners from across the U.S. will meet at the National Council for Behavioral Health’s annual conference […]
May 5, 2014
Devin Bean, a research assistant at the Clayton Christensen Institute, and I coauthored this piece. One thing the health care industry should admire about Wall Street capitalists […]
Dec 13, 2013
Depression is a devastating illness that troubles up to 7% of the U.S. population in any given year. Drug treatments such as Zoloft and Prozac […]
Dec 6, 2013
This week 23andMe, a popular and well-funded genetic testing start-up, received a warning letter from the FDA indicating its product is being classified as a […]
Nov 27, 2013
Devin Bean, a research assistant at the Clayton Christensen Institute, and I coauthored this piece. Five years ago, Chris Anderson wrote an article in Wired titled, “The […]
Nov 21, 2013