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The Healthcare System Isn’t a System, Health Exec Says

MedCity News

Patients are struggling to find the right care, and that’s because the healthcare system is fragmented, according to Andrea Walsh, president and CEO of HealthPartners, an integrated healthcare provider and insurance company. Walsh made these comments Wednesday at the HIMSS 2023 conference in Chicago.

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Pharmacogenomics: Creating a Better Healthcare System

MedCity News

It’s time that policymakers, insurers and healthcare providers make pharmacogenomic testing a fundamental standard of care delivery. While current government and commercial efforts to negotiate competitive drug prices are important, this focus represents a minor—and misplaced—implementation of medication management.

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Everything You Need to Know About Prior Authorizations in Healthcare

Referral MD

Prior authorization is a pivotal component of healthcare, bridging the relationship between patients, healthcare providers, and insurance companies. While a physician may determine a treatment plan, they must get the insurers green light to ensure coverage. Why Does Prior Authorization Exist?

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America’s healthcare costs are in deep crisis

World of DTC Marketing

10 of every healthcare dollar spent and that hospital chains are raking in cash with PBM’s and insurers we love to place blame. Healthcare providers make more money treating poor health than preventing it. The media have targeted pharmaceutical companies for a long time because sensational headlines lead to clicks.

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Value-based healthcare can help reduce costs

World of DTC Marketing

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), in 2021, the average cost of employee health insurance premiums for family coverage increased by 4% from the previous year to $22,221. Why haven’t more employers addressed the rising costs of employee healthcare with value-based care? employers during June and July 2021.

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Sorry, the Inflation Bill won’t lower healthcare costs

World of DTC Marketing

The Inflation Reduction Act’s health insurance subsidies and drug pricing reforms will improve health care affordability for Americans but won’t do a damn thing for our overall healthcare costs, which will keep rising. A staggering 85% of healthcare costs in the U.S. are for the care of chronic health conditions.

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Our healthcare has failed us

World of DTC Marketing

IN SUMMARY: American healthcare is failing. While there are lots of reasons for this the silence of healthcare providers is a huge reason. If that doesn’t work then patients who are obese need to pay more for health insurance, plain and simple. So what’s being done?