Consumer Driven Health Care

When it comes to price transparency, just seven states earned a passing grade.

Austin attorney Jeff Meyerson beat the odds when he recently convinced a federal appeal court to rule in favor of his client, who is suing device maker Medtronic.

Recent surges in care costs, plus the effects of the Affordable Care Act, have made narrow-network plans more attractive to payers.

Spending on urine screens and related genetic tests quadrupled from 2011 to 2014 to an estimated $8.5 billion a year more than the entire budget of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Reference-based pricing (RBP) is a fast-growing alternative to the PPO systems self-funded employers have utilized for their group benefit plans over the past 30 years.

If enacted, the Drug Price Relief Act would prohibit state programs, such as Medicaid and state employee health plans, from paying more for a medication than does the federal Veterans Health Administration.

Drugs, which are light and dont require in-person selection, are a perfect match for Amazon, said SSR Health analyst Richard Evans in a recent report.

As plans got worse, rates still went up. And because I was paid on commission, my revenue kept going up. Few other businesses have built-in pay raises on existing customers every year without even having to ask.