Sep 2011 Narrow networks: adoption growing among smaller groups By Tory Wolff Payers , Providers Kaiser’s latest employer benefits survey offers some interesting data … Read more
Sep 2011 Private health insurance exchanges and defined contribution: thoughts on Wellpoint’s acquisition of Bloom Health By Tory Wolff Payers Why would a health plan want to buy an exchange? Isn’t the only syner… Read more
Sep 2011 The Steward-Tufts deal and the looming threat of provider-led narrow network insurance By Tory Wolff Payers , Providers The Stewards-Tufts deal announced today will create a narrow network i… Read more
Sep 2011 A gradual roll-out of ACOs will minimize disruption and resistance By Tory Wolff Payers , Providers Part of the theory of ACO value creation is trading off more primary c… Read more
Sep 2011 Upping in ante in Pittsburgh: the health information exchange arms race By Tory Wolff Payers , Providers A few weeks ago, UPMC announced an agreement among nine area systems t… Read more
