With the controversial Iowa Caucuses in the rear-view, the month of February will feature three primaries and three more Democratic debates. I’m interested in learning what issues matter most to voters in 2020. Please answer all three questions below. Reminder: All...
The January 2020 issue of the Harvard Business Review featured an article on the 5% of patients who account for 50% of healthcare costs. In it, Philip Madvig and I presented a strategy for (a) helping patients with chronic diseases and (b) lowering the cost of care,...
The January 2020 issue of the Harvard Business Review featured an article on the 5% of patients who account for 50% of healthcare costs. In it, Philip Madvig and I presented a strategy for (a) helping patients with chronic diseases and (b) lowering the cost of care,...
When corporate executives, health care leaders, and policy makers discuss the challenge of curbing U.S. health care costs, the conversation invariably turns to the sickest 5% of the population, who consume 50% of health care spending. For a long time the hope has been...
With the New Year underway, both Congress and the judiciary are expected to debate a range of crucial healthcare issues. In last month’s reader survey, I asked readers to predict which actions will take place before the end of next year. Here are the full results:...
Over the next month and a half, Americans will put a lot on their plates. And not just turkey. During the holidays, we're expected to give thanks for what we have (Thanksgiving), fulfill the wishes of others (Christmas and Hanukkah) and resolve to do better next year...
If you received the November issue of Monthly Musings On American Healthcare, perhaps you saw the pair of feature stories that helped inspire the following survey results. The first article examined our fear of new technologies and why doctors often blame machines for...
Las Vegas looked like the center of the healthcare universe today as it played host to the annual HLTH conference. HLTH is the largest and most important event for health innovation and technological change, drawing 6,000+ attendees from the insurance, pharma and...
At the “Lift 19” Strata Decision Summit in Chicago, I had the opportunity to speak to an audience of more than 800 healthcare executives and industry experts. Led by dynamic CEO Dan Michelson, Strata delivers cloud-based financial planning, analytics and performance...
TV can provide surprisingly deep insights into American life, depicting (and sometimes predicting) cultural movements before they reach the mainstream. My Forbes article From ‘House’ To ‘Diagnosis’: The Evolution of 21st-Century Medicine (As Seen On TV) took a look at...