Accenture 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/The International Federation of Employee Benefit Plans gives us another survey of benefits.
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Tempus Labs, which collects and analyzes genetic data, and makes it available to clinicians via a mobile app, has raised $110 million dollars.
https://medcitynews.com/2018/09/110m-fundraise-tempus-app/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=66070805&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_0cVyjhjAPHD37Gb9Xc0iEDoSkVNp5PTh11pGAZ6VXBLwHMTLce4GbWIU5zABzvpTwLnXLvNGQSdKsIDonLG4QBgc57Odtk53_GlRsmkIBkXfU0Rc&_hsmi=66070805A study in JAMA Network suggests that there is lower health spending associated with greater well-being among Medicare recipients.
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OODA Health, which claims it will upend the current system for health care payment, has received an unusual $40.5 million dollars from quirky investors. Oh, but wait, the CEO is the ex-CEO of Castlight Health, it is certainly OOD that anyone would invest in that guy. If you don't believe there is too much capital floating around looking for a home, stuff like this proves it for sure.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/19/brotopia-inspired-ooda-health-to-raise-its-40-5m-round-only-from-firms-with-female-partners/A Commonwealth Fund brief looks at using reference pricing for drugs.
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