Consumer Driven Health Care

As costs to develop new drugs climb, pharma companies are teaming up with AI specialists, hiring data scientists and snapping up tech startups.

Employers are voicing their concerns over the rising claims and admin costs of their health plans and brokers and consultants are constantly on the lookout for new ideas that can make an impact and help them stay ahead of their competition.

Large employers have been steering workers to medical centers with proven track records, but Walmart may be the first to target imaging providers.

The latest stats from J.D. Power show that member satisfaction with commercial health plans is the highest it's been in three years.

The comment echoes calls from lawmakers and policy advocates who say antitrust officials need to get tougher on mergers.

The bill would set up a process to determine how much insurers must pay medical providers for the out-of-network care.