Huzzah for HHS Nominee Azar!
Posted on January 26, 2018
We applaud HHS secretary nominee Alex Azar for certain comments earlier this month. In testimony before the Senate Finance Committee, Azar supported mandatory bundled payment models in Medicare.
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Employers Armed With Innovative Weaponry Take Aim at High-Cost, Low-Quality Healthcare
Posted on January 9, 2018
By Jesse Gomez, Executive VP of Sales & Marketing
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In 2018, Businesses Face Biggest Cost Hike in Years. What to Do?
Posted on December 8, 2017
By Mark Stadler, President & CEO
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Disintermediation and Constructive Disruption in U.S. Healthcare
Posted on November 8, 2017
By Jesse Gomez, Executive VP of Sales & Marketing
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"Dantotsu" Can Pave Way to Better, Lower-Cost Healthcare for Plan Sponsors
Posted on October 5, 2017
By Mark Stadler, President & CEO
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Value-based Surgery Benefits Improve U.S. Healthcare
Posted on September 12, 2017
By Mark Stadler, President & CEO
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Healthcare Cost Outlook for 2017
Posted on October 25, 2016
Healthcare benefit costs are expected to increase 6% for large employers in the United States in 2017 according to a recent annual survey conducted by National Business Group on Health [1]. Many of the 133 employers surveyed for this study plan to make…
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Quality Care and Patient Outcomes in the United States
Posted on October 10, 2016
Costs associated with major planned procedures have not only skyrocketed but also varied greatly. Accordingly, traditional PPO costs have risen dramatically—for both plan sponsors and members. To offset these increases, it has often meant a trade-off in…
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Rising Surgical Costs and How to Contain Them
Posted on September 20, 2016
The cost of surgical procedures in the United States continues to soar and seemingly sporadically rise. Stanford Health Care reported that 48 million surgical inpatient procedures were performed in the United States in 2009 [6], and that number continues…
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The Rise of Unexpected Medical Costs and the Impact on American Families
Posted on September 9, 2016
It’s unfortunately not uncommon for Americans to incur unexpected medical expenses and receive subsequent unplanned medical bills. Especially in emergency situations, consumers often receive treatment without knowing the true out-of-pocket cost to them.
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