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When Pillars Crumble: A Warning for Healthcare?
Raghuram Rajan’s new book The Third Pillar provides an insightful framework for understanding the interconnected relationships between the… Read More
By March 5, 2019
Consumerism
Market Corner Conversations: Tomer Shoval, CEO & Founder, Simplee
Tomer Shoval, CEO & Founder of Simplee, discusses how his relentless focus on the customer created a payment… Read More
By February 28, 2019
Economics
When Hospitals Merge, Patient Satisfaction Gets Squeezed
When two competing companies merge and get bigger, a common worry of their customers is whether the quality… Read More
By February 20, 2019
Economics
Price Controls Take Root in Rhode Island. Will They Spread to Your State?
One state’s attempt to control healthcare costs by using “affordability standards” ended up limiting increases in commercial health… Read More
By February 14, 2019
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Economics
Forced Resignations at NCH Healthcare System Expose Medicine’s Dark Side
An ongoing feud between independent physicians and hospital administrators in Naples, Florida, exploded last month, damaging the trust… Read More
By February 12, 2019
Economics
When Blue Is the New Green
I mean, what did you think was going to happen? A new study says big Blues plans that… Read More
By February 7, 2019
Consumerism
An Unbearable Burden: Paying for Commercial Health Insurance
The Healthcare Affordability Index (the Index) is a simple and powerful metric for assessing the impact of rising… Read More
By February 5, 2019
Economics
Wither the Traditional Physician Office Visit
It’s not your imagination or the self-serving forecast of a healthcare consultant angling for your business. Fewer people… Read More
By January 31, 2019
Economics
After the Breakups: Big Payers Find Vertical Love in New Faces
In rapid succession at the end of 2018, CVS closed its $70 billion acquisition of Aetna and Cigna… Read More
By and January 29, 2019
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