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While political conflict grabs headlines, bipartisan harmony reigned at a recent D.C. health policy. Three slightly cynical secrets plus a carefully crafted agenda, explain why.
By MICHAEL MILLENSON Super Bowl Week ended with the San Francisco 49ers and 161 U.S. hospitals having something in common. Both were publicly penalized, both lost money as a result and bothContinue reading…
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By MICHAEL MILLENSON At kitchen tables everywhere, ordinary Americans have been grappling with the arcane language of deductibles and co-pays as they’ve struggled to select a health insurance plan during “open enrollment” season. Unfortunately,Continue reading…
The post Will Your Health Plan Tell You That It Can Save Your Life? appeared first on The Health Care Blog.
By ePatient Dave deBronkart A response to Michael Millenson’s holiday song Angels seeking Clouds to buyBut healthcare’s not like SpotifyMy health data’s here and yonMonetized by Amazon Gloria, in excessive profitsGloria, it’sContinue reading…
The post Angels are Taking our Data appeared first on The Health Care Blog.
A holiday song from @MLMillenson, December 2019 Angels we’ve heard from the Cloud on highOr maybe it was Spotify. Our health data’s floating hither and yonMonetized by Google and Amazon. Gloria, inContinue reading…
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When it comes to choosing a health insurance plan, critical information that could literally spell the difference between life and death is conspicuously absent. Powerful national employer groups demanding transparency could change that.
By MICHAEL MILLENSON If you’re used to health tech meetings filled with go-go entrepreneurs and the investors who love them, a conference of academic technology experts can be jarring. Speakers repeatedly pointedContinue reading…
The post Concrete Problems: Experts Caution on Construction of Digital Health Superhighway appeared first on The Health Care Blog.
Speakers repeatedly pointed to portions of the digital health superhighway that sorely need more concrete – in this case, concrete knowledge.
Call it the “delay death discount.” Engage with the Hancock’s diabetes wellness program on a continuing basis, and the insurer will cut your life insurance premium by up to 25 percent.
By MICHAEL MILLENSON Can combining health tech “rah-rah,” health policy “blah-blah” and the “meh” of academic research accelerate the uptake of digital health innovation? AcademyHealth, the health services research policy group, isContinue reading…