In a recent Forbes column, I predicted that Biden’s first term in office would end with American healthcare policy looking almost exactly as it did when Obama’s second term ended eight years ago. Last month, I asked the readers of this newsletter to share their...
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, investors from all over have turned to Northern Trust for fact-based insights on the financial markets. On Tuesday, I joined Katie Nixon, the organization’s Chief Investment Officer for Wealth Management, during her weekly...
At a time when the coronavirus is disrupting our personal and professional lives, it’s important that we take advantage of any opportunity to connect, learn from one another and grow. Today, healthcare professionals from all over the country did just that, joining...
When speaking at medical conferences, I’m often asked when and how American healthcare will be disrupted. My response has been same for years: It will likely require a catastrophic event. My assumption was that a global recession would force businesses and families to...
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:...
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...
The U.S. healthcare system has no shortage of problems. Independent studies confirm it’s the most expensive and least effective in the developed world. There’s also no shortage of ideas to reverse rising costs, lagging quality and declining satisfaction ratings....
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is the oldest plastic surgery organization in the world. Founded in 1931, the society claims a membership of more than 8,000—including, throughout history, a veritable “who’s who” of reconstructive and cosmetic plastic...
