Thought leadership on the use of innovation to solve health care access, quality, and funding issues.
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by Martin Trussell on October 27, 2009
Check out this quiz that appeared on Yahoo News this past Sunday. Quick quiz: What do these enterprises have in common? Farm and construction machinery, Tupperware, the railroads, Hershey sweets, Yum food brands and Yahoo? Answer: They’re all more profitable than the health insurance industry. The article written by an Associated Press reporter went on [...]
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by Martin Trussell on August 13, 2009
in health insurance,Health Savings Accounts,Healthcare Reform,Most Popular,politics
If you have an HSA and you want to keep it now is the time to act. Help President Obama and this Congress keep the promise they have been making to us.
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by Martin Trussell on June 16, 2009
in Health,health insurance,Healthcare Reform,Most Popular,wellness
If we just focus on devising ways to pay for care once we get sick – mostly because of lifestyle choices – we had better have a lot of money to throw at this problem and the last time I checked, we didn’t.
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by Martin Trussell on June 4, 2009
in health insurance,Healthcare Reform,Innovation,Most Popular,Universal Healthcare
Once in a while we need a slap in the face, a cold shower, that Americano with no room for cream.
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by Martin Trussell on May 1, 2009
in health insurance,healthcare reform,Most Popular,politics,Universal Healthcare
A thoughtful piece on healthcare reform appeared yesterday on the HealthLeaders website, www.healthleadersmedia .com. In an article entitled “It’s Time to Pay Primary Care More,” Elyas Bakhtiari noted that at a time when Democratic leaders in Congress prepare to introduce healthcare reform legislation, the Obama administration is expressing concern about the growing primary care doctor [...]
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by Martin Trussell on April 15, 2009
A new study released today said that, despite the recession and recent cutbacks in some benefit programs, companies continue to add wellness and health management programs to promote healthier behaviors among their workers. The survey conducted by Watson Wyatt, a leading global consulting firm, and the National Business Group on Health (NBGH), an association of [...]
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by Martin Trussell on April 6, 2009
Like any new technology, insurance companies will struggle with which genomic tests to approve, under what circumstances.
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