Beneficiaries will have more Medicare Advantage plan choices and experience lower premiums in 2019, according to a CMS announcement.
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An analysis in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that the cost of drug pivotal trials may be less than what the industry suggests.
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UnitedHealth Group is buying Genoa Healthcare for around $2.5 billion. Genoa has over 400 pharmacies, primarily in community mental health centers. For some reason UHG has been shy about publicizing this purchase.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/unitedhealth-buys-genoa-healthcare-adding-more-than-400-pharmacies-to-its-pbm?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWmpVeVlUSmpZVGhoTjJNMiIsInQiOiJWeFZnSkR5QU8yeEgyN3NpSHlIdTRXb1FSZXllTU1EUnVGTHMrRUFnZkRLYUNQSjNqK2JpQ1duYzhNRGtTc1RYa3JCQ1FJZXhLUk5QYVwvSmMwMGRrd0dXSlV3V1dQb1g0VDNudmQ4QmorRWFaQmxVVVNqV2FIQUFvYTJyMUw4MlMifQ%3D%3D&mrkid=635530Carestack, which offers a practice management software suite for dental practices, garners a fresh round of $16 million in capital.
https://medcitynews.com/2018/09/carestack-cloud-based-dental-offices/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=66175347&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--DdmJe-BXOFsKzZY0Z31FrzwZI2E1lETC7RGBk0elqflG6Ps-d4Fw8XSOdoFIiPTc4wQSRLokdgmNmZZmVMQ__ubCujaGXmPIczROSMNicclk4gM4&_hsmi=66175347&rf=1Accenture issues a report on health plan administrative complexity and the interaction with patient literacy, claiming doing a better job would save a few billion a year.
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Maven, which helps working women with issues related to benefits around the birth of a child, raises another $27 million in capital.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/maven-raises-27-million-in-series-b-financing-to-bridge-the-gap-between-working-women-and-families-and-modern-health-benefits-300718952.htmlYet another paper on geographic spending variation; its sources and extent.
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has some recommendations for updating Medicare's hospital quality measurement programs.
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The incidence of Alzheimer's and other dementias is projected to keep rising, becoming an even bigger source of spending pressure.
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A PE firm has invested in three health care companies, Chronic Care Management, which does just that; Socially Determined, which measures social determinants of health, and AllyAlign, which helps long-term care firms with value-based reimbursement.
https://www.pehub.com/2018/09/the-ziegler-link•age-fund-ii-backs-three-healthcare-firms/About this Blog
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
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