Research in Health Affairs finds that prescription copays under the typical exchange silver plan are twice as high as in average employer plans. More good news for health care reform.
You may have noticed that there soon will be none of the health insurance cooperatives established (and taxpayer-funded) under the reform law, as every week brings news of closures of more of them. Strangely, no boasting from the Administration about this latest indication of the great success of their health reform.
Population health management (whatever that means) vendor Welltok has acquired Zamzee to add to its offerings to encourage children to participate in health improvement activities.
Collective Health collects a collective $81 million in funding from collegial investors for its tools to help employers with their health benefit offerings.
The Choosing Wisely campaign is designed to encourage physicians to avoid ordering services of questionable value, but so far not much change in the use of the initial list of suspect items.
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.
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.