A polling firm asked Americans across the country, “What do you need to be healthy?” Across political party, race, age, region, and socioeconomic status, respondents acknowledged that health care only... read more →
A new healthcare framework—the Quadruple Aim—seeks to transform the U.S. healthcare system, improving health outcomes, enhancing the patient experience and lowering per capita healthcare costs. Key Points: More than a... read more →
In an effort to reduce healthcare costs while improving the quality of care, healthcare stakeholders—including solo practices and even payers—are becoming increasingly integrated, giving rise to the organized customer. Key... read more →
As we continue to analyze key elements of the evolving healthcare landscape, this series of posts explores payers’ and health systems’ approaches to achieving the Quadruple Aim of health system... read more →
The Kinetix Group recently released a white paper, entitled Emerging Payment Models, co-authored by John Strapp, Len Fromer, and John Walker. This is part of a series of posts highlighting its themes.... read more →
By TKG's Harshini Parvatha A recent article published by Bloomberg frames the new Intercept drug, OCA, used for the treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), as the “real prize” in the... read more →
While much has been written about the changing landscape of the American healthcare system, particularly the drive to achieve better health outcomes at lower cost, less attention has been paid... read more →
About one quarter of total pharmaceutical spending in the commercial market is devoted to specialty medications. If current trends hold, spending on specialty medications may comprise half of all pharmaceutical spending... read more →
The Affordable Care Act supports the growth of accountable care organizations (ACOs) as a potentially powerful model for health care delivery and payment. The model focuses on primary care. However,... read more →
Paint a picture of the U.S. healthcare system and you see a complex network of clinics, hospitals and providers; a confusing array of payers; rising costs and increasing demand for... read more →