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Oct 31, 2019

The North Carolina State Employees Health Plan (SEHP) crafted a proposal called the Clear Pricing Project. The Clear Pricing Project proposed to pay network hospitals based on a transparent price schedule. Considering that SEHP purchases benefits for something like 720,000 people in North Carolina at a cost to taxpayers...


Oct 24, 2019

Let’s talk about rising health care costs for T-minus five seconds—costs, by the way, that bear little if any correlation to the quality of care delivered or the outcomes that patients attain. Getting what you pay for and no less is a rallying cry. That rallying cry should unify pretty much everybody who is...


Oct 17, 2019

In this health care podcast, I speak with John Gorman, who is a government-sponsored health programs guru. He’s also the founder of a newly minted organization called Nightingale that (spoiler alert) we discuss toward the end of our conversation. I just want to interject right here that I, for one—but I’m sure...


Oct 10, 2019

In this health care podcast, Pam Arora, SVP and CIO at Children’s Health in Dallas, talks about the work she and her team are doing. Spoiler alert: It’s pretty visionary. They have integrated telemedicine solutions in schools and in patients’ homes. They’ve also been monitoring adherence to vital transplant meds...


Oct 3, 2019

 

The fear of cannibalizing sales of existing products is often cited as a reason why established firms delay the introduction of [better approaches]. ―Clayton M. Christensen, The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail

 

I want to talk about the wellness industry today. In...