by David Shifrin | Apr 4, 2019 | Finances and Payment Models
In High-Deductible Health Plans and Prevention, published in the April issue of Annual Review of Public Health, Mazurenko, Buntin and Menachemi look at existing studies focused on the effects of HDHPs on healthcare utilization, specifically in the context of...
by David Shifrin | Mar 29, 2019 | Engagement Patterns, Finances and Payment Models, Future of Health Podcast
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recently published a presentation titled Evaluating an episode-based payment system for post-acute care that explains the committee’s thinking about a bundled payment model for post-acute care. Soon after, Becker’s...
by David Shifrin | Mar 14, 2019 | Finances and Payment Models
In our Explanation of Benefits newsletter a couple of weeks ago we noted a short piece in Axios describing the real cost of healthcare. Because that post was so compelling, we were happy to see Aaram Kumar tackle the issue in a bit more depth and from a slightly...
by David Shifrin | Feb 21, 2019 | Finances and Payment Models, Operational Efficiency
Healthcare must – MUST – learn how to operate with a patient-as-consumer mindset. The industry has historically operated with payers and providers negotiating rates and services. Patients are left out of the discussion but incentivized to consume as many...
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