Monthly Archives: April 2016
How good is telemedicine?
As Valeant’s CEO Apologizes, the Rest of the Industry Keeps Hiking Drug Prices
“It used to be the drug companies only took one price increase a year,” Dr. Steve Miller, chief medical officer at Express Scripts, a major drug-benefit manager, told the Times. “Now what they’re doing is taking multiple price increases multiple times a year.”
Covered California will exclude hospitals with high rates of C-sections
State want to bring down rate of Cesarean births to national target of 23.9 percent
Harvard Pilgrim bullish on exchange business despite high-profile UnitedHealthcare exit
Population health partnership key as New England insurer logs more and more enrollees.
CMS finalizes 85 percent medical loss ratio for Medicaid private managed care plans
Insurers must spend at least 85 percent of their Medicaid revenue on medical care to improve quality.
What Does “Good Leadership” Mean?
Cartoon – Pie Charts in the Sand
WHY ENGAGE AN INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER?
Cartoon – You have a Choice
‘You have a choice. An ultra-expensive medication that may cure you but has the side-effect of bankruptcy, OR a low-priced medication with a side-effect of a near-death experience.’
HENRY KOTULA 