Part 3 of a review of the EMD Serono Specialty Drug Digest, focusing on utilization and network management.
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Carepoynt raises $2 million in initial financing for another of the most gibberish-ed press releases and business ideas I have seen, something about creating rewards for engagement. There is no "i" in Carepoynt, but there is a why.
https://www.pehub.com/2018/08/digital-health-startup-carepoynt-inks-2-mln-seed/The latest edition of the EMD Serono is loaded with insights on specialty drug use and management.
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Hinge Health, which helps patients with back and other musculoskeletal issues be treated at home using an app and coaches (Hinge, get it, cause you back and joints are like a hinge), has raised $26 million in funding. Don't let the hinge hit you on the way out.
https://medcitynews.com/2018/08/hinge-health-26m/The National Business Group on Health gives us a few tidbits from their latest survey of large employers on their health plan intentions.
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An analysis in Health Affairs reviews trends in spending for persons eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
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A Commonwealth Fund post shows just how concentrated our provider and health plan markets have become.
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The Wall Street Journal explores why our health care costs so much and it is still all about price.
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GEX Management, a vendor of human resources outsourcing services, is acquiring Endeavor Plus, a third-party administrator of health plans.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gex-management-incs-peo-collaborates-with-leading-health-insurance-administrator-to-bring-innovative-and-affordable-health-care-options-to-small-group-employers-300689640.htmlThe latest Altarum report on health spending reveals that prices are creeping upward.
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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.