A survey in Health Affairs looks at health behaviors of high-deductible plan consumers.
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Olio has collected $2.5 million in initial financing for its collaboration tool for hospitals, physicians and post-acute providers.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/03/indiana-startup-collaboration-platform/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70866299&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_7LTmvVsN6D9OMPn1zR_uCsHvC_bdfs3dIq4eulrC9uH3hnmYgYR7yaMMcXDWV5c4JeO-ooby_bNvEDkXGnkWLWSbt3WqCGZMMApdyWz77sOg_FgU&_hsmi=70866299The Employee Benefits Research Institute has a brief on the future of employer-sponsored health coverage, given various proposals to create Medicare-for-all or otherwise modify the health payment system.
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A Health Affairs article analyzes a dip in medical spending growth for the Medicare population from 1999 to 2012.
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Research published in JAMA Internal Medicine looks at reasons for Medicare Advantage disenrollment.
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Express Scripts provides us with the first of the big PBM drug spending trend reports.
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Phillips, the large conglomerate with a medical group, is buying Carestream's medical imaging software business.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/03/philips-carestream/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70622803&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--XjxmYf-yCN9ihoR0XmDTAt3dJYymK35IUXAuqa3OWEfJz--1-Odpaevpbz6YUrq6LTHVFaRYInnx_TpDdnVIyG4M8mKvskw_AqMLfAthVgZfaA_Y&_hsmi=70622803&rf=1Two studies in JAMA show modest or no improvement from intensive interventions around diet and weight management for overweight, depressed patients.
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