Health Insurer Capital: How Much Surplus Should a US Health Insurer Hold?
Health insurers are required to hold minimum levels of surplus each year. However, the exact amount a health [...]
How Many Doctors Does It Take to Make a Healthcare System?
For a healthcare system to run efficiently there is a balance that needs to be found where there [...]
Three Reasons to Consult an Actuary
In the world of employee benefits, organizations and brokers often find themselves struggling to get a clear [...]
The Financial Impact of Biosimilars
Introduction There is a coming wave of changes arriving soon to the pharmacy market in the form [...]
Provider Contracting Trends – Déjà vu All Over Again
Introduction About 30 years ago I met with my then-business partner to think into the future and [...]
The Big Event: Humira Biosimilar Launches
Introduction Today is the day! The Big Event of 2023 is the launch of multiple Humira biosimilars [...]
Biosimilars: The Coming Wave
Introduction There is a big wave of changes coming to the pharmacy market. The extent of the [...]
Paying the Piper: How 2020 Could Make 2023 Even Tougher for Value-Based Care Providers
It’s widely predicted that 2023 will pose broad economic challenges. Reasons abound for a potential recession, but in [...]
Biosimilars: A Brief Introduction
The coming market introduction of several significant biosimilars is predicted to bring a wave of change to [...]
Plan Design Survey of the 2023 Individual Market
The macroeconomic environment is radically shifting as inflation ratchets up costs in every consumer category, including health care. [...]