Individual and employer insurance markets are increasingly moving to high-deductible health plans (HDHPs).  A 2017 Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that the percentage of workers in HDHPs grew sevenfold over the past ten years, from four percent in 2006 to 28 percent in 2017. This report shows HDHPs experiencing a significant enrollment growth in the […]

Healthcare is on the cusp of disruption, driven in large part by the efficiency gains, outcome improvements, and convenience offered by emerging digital innovations. Dramatic change is inevitable due to costs reaching an unsustainable $3 trillion, a relatively slow adoption of digital solutions, and innumerable emerging innovations flooding the market. While there is near-universal agreement […]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), which is set to start on January 1, 2017. MACRA will affect Medicare Part B reimbursements beginning in 2019. The new law aims to consolidate and simplify a patchwork of programs in the Medicare space […]

Up to 90 percent of organizations fail to implement their strategic plans. This can be particularly frustrating to a CEO who has devoted a significant amount of resources to crafting a well-developed strategic plan. Even more frustrating to CEOs is that—despite upbeat status reports suggesting that their strategic initiatives are on track—the results are disappointing. […]