Payers, Providers Must Collaborate on Data By David Hom Healthcare payers and providers are discovering the value of sharing vast amounts of data -- but this must be just the beginning.
Open Letter to Bezos, Buffett and Dimon By Dave Chase The great news is that every fix to healthcare's structural problems has been invented -- and you can massively scale them.
Healthcare Data: The Art and the Science By Ben Steverman There is a basic framework required for a data quality initiative, plus some lesser-understood processes that need to be in place to succeed.
Is Emergency-Room Overuse a Myth? By Daniel Miller A seven-year federal study by UC-San Francisco found that only a small fraction of ER visits, or 3.3%, are “avoidable.”
Wellness Works? Prove It--and Win $$$ By Al Lewis The reward for showing your wellness program works is now $3 million -- but there have yet to be any takers.
3 Key Points on Value-Based Care By Lori Mallory Value-based healthcare is here to stay, and it changes everything for every healthcare-related client.
'It’s Life, Jim, but Not As We Know It' (Part 2) By Onno Bloemers Sophie Reynvaan Can you make buying insurance something that customers actively engage in? Yes, if you understand how they think.
Dissecting Landmark Decision on Wellness By Al Lewis AARP's win over the EEOC may actually be a windfall for employers with wellness programs that use heavy incentives.
The Promise of Continuous Underwriting By Bill Deemer Bobby Touran Typically, a risk is underwritten, bound... and forgotten. But new streams of data and automation allow for continuous underwriting.
Convergence and the Insurance Ecosystem By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers Companies must anticipate the future, innovate beyond their core and transform their capabilities as rapidly as technology allows.
Lemonade's 'Synthetic Agent' Nonsense By Matteo Carbone Desperate for growth, Lemonade produces another howler: A lender receiving a 16% interest rate is presented as a (synthetic) agent.
Auto Insurance in an Existential Crisis By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers The 125-year-old, $300 billion U.S. auto insurance industry is caught between runaway inflation and strained consumer wallets.