May 31, 2019 Facing new vertically integrated competitors, WellSpan and Capital Blue Cross prepare for a long siege By Tory Wolff Payers, Providers Read More
May 8, 2019 OptumCare’s legacy entanglements could slow its site-of-service shift By Tory Wolff Payers, Providers Read More
April 13, 2018 Consider this speculative scenario on WMT-HUM: nibbling at the bottom and taking a slice off the top of the healthcare delivery pyramid By Tory Wolff Consumer Health, Payers, Providers Read More
April 4, 2018 United’s Medicare Advantage footprint and OptumCare network do not overlap much (so far) By Tory Wolff Providers Read More
March 19, 2018 Google’s health insurance apprenticeship: some unicorns (maybe) but no masterpieces By Tory Wolff Consumer Health, Digital Health, Payers Read More
March 8, 2018 What precisely lies behind UPMC’s $2B investment in three new specialty hospitals? By Tory Wolff Providers Read More
March 1, 2018 Amazon offering health insurance: a potential mistake By Tory Wolff Consumer Health Read More
February 23, 2018 Consider this speculative Amazon scenario in your strategic planning By Tory Wolff Consumer Health, Payers, Providers Read More
January 30, 2018 How can Optum be in only 35 out of 75 target markets while also being available to 70%+ of the US population? An analytical speculation By Tory Wolff Providers Read More
January 18, 2018 The UPMC/Highmark brawl spills into Philadelphia’s backyard – what happens next? By Tory Wolff Payers, Providers Read More
January 4, 2018 Ochsner signs LOI to enter northern Louisiana and secure a medical school affiliation By Tory Wolff Providers Read More
December 19, 2017 With the DaVita Medical Group acquisition, OptumHealth deepens its presence in existing markets rather than adding new ones By Tory Wolff Payers, Providers Read More
December 4, 2017 United’s ambulatory delivery system OptumCare can reach 70% of the US population By Tory Wolff Payers, Providers Read More
October 31, 2017 Allegheny Health Network adds micro-hospitals to its ground game By Tory Wolff Providers Read More
October 12, 2017 Marrying into the right family pays off! Update on revenue cycle management joint venturing By Tory Wolff Providers Read More
July 16, 2017 UPMC’s race to the sea and the tentative steps towards Highmark-Geisinger alliance By Tory Wolff Payers, Providers Read More
April 30, 2017 Urgent care gets drawn into system-level market share battles in the Big Apple By Tory Wolff Consumer Health, Providers Read More
August 22, 2016 Rapid cycling to get medications right: a potential use case for coupling wireless patient monitoring with remote support? By Tory Wolff Consumer Health, Digital Health, Providers Read More
June 22, 2016 Attacking an oligopoly by integrating downstream services: Can Livongo’s closed loop get traction vs. the big glucometer incumbents? By Tory Wolff Consumer Health, Digital Health, Medical Devices Read More
April 22, 2016 Ochsner solidifies its position in northern Louisiana (updated) By Tory Wolff Providers Read More