About 30 years ago I met with my then-business partner to think into the future and try to anticipate what we might see in terms of changes in the healthcare system. The results of this challenging process were...
Today is the day! The Big Event of 2023 is the launch of multiple Humira biosimilars which begins today with the arrival of Amgen’s Amjevita on the market. The launch of Amjevita is the first step in the Big Event...
There is a big wave of changes coming to the pharmacy market. The extent of the impact this wave will bring is not yet fully known, but there are trends we can follow that help predict what this change will look like...
It’s widely predicted that 2023 will pose broad economic challenges. Reasons abound for a potential recession, but in many ways, it’s time to pay the piper for actions taken during COVID. That’s not to suggest no fiscal...
The coming market introduction of several significant biosimilars is predicted to bring a wave of change to the pharmacy benefits status quo. As healthcare consultants, we have been watching the swell develop and have put together this primer to help educate...
The macroeconomic environment is radically shifting as inflation ratchets up costs in every consumer category, including health care. AHP has already written extensively on broader inflation’s impact on trend, painting...
Aligning capitation rates with the line of business and risk selection of attributed members is an important component of provider contracting. Furthermore, doing so can illuminate hidden dynamics in financial...
There have been a number of market-changing dynamics over the last few years affecting healthcare with COVID unsurprisingly being the most notable. There was a steep decline in healthcare utilization in...
I moved from the east coast to the west coast seven years ago. My employer had several options to choose from for my healthcare benefits. In addition to options with national insurers, such as...
Although there are many variables influencing healthcare costs, the most important are unit cost and utilization. Unit cost is subject to many constraints in relation to both healthcare and the broader...
