Blog Posts in 2024

Dr. Atul Gawande on Healthcare and Dying

In his new book, Dr. Atul Gawande explores the troublesome intersection of dying and healthcare in America. Faced with their own mortality, people often choose other priorities over endless medical interventions aimed at extending their ...

WellPoint CEO Joseph Swedish on Anthem's Vivity

WellPoint CEO Joseph Swedish explains the strategy behind Anthem's new joint venture with seven Southern California health systems, which will share risk as an integrated network with a no-deductible, low-cost plan. The model is one of ...

Pioneer ACOs Can Recruit Seniors Under New CMS Test

Since it began three years ago, Medicare's test of accountable care hasn't asked beneficiaries who are not assigned to an accountable care organization whether they want to voluntarily enroll. That will change next year when some ...

Generic Drug Prices Continue to Rise

Some low-cost generic drugs that have helped restrain health care costs for decades are seeing unexpected price spikes of up to 8,000%, prompting a backlash from patients, pharmacists and now Washington lawmakers. A Senate panel met ...

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