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The US Healthcare Reserve and COVID-19
Much is being said in the news this week about the impact of COVID-19 and the potential surge in healthcare demand and the damaging impact this could have on our great US [...]
A Hard Pill to Swallow: Appreciating the Mathematical Dynamics of the Affordable Care Act
AbstractThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) is recognized for its role in reducing the uninsured rate in the United States. The federal financial commitment has expanded Medicaid eligibility and provided incentives for people to [...]
2020 Health and Wellness Report: An Effective Tool to Reduce Health Costs
Overview For many years wellness has been viewed from somewhat of a skeptical perspective. Intuitively, the value of health and wellness programs seems so obvious but for some reason the marketplace has [...]
Navigating COVID-19: Lessons Learned from Board Games
There is a class of board games called “cooperative”, or “co-op” for short. In a co-op game, all players work together toward a common goal. All players win together or all lose together[1]. [...]
Economics and Healthcare
When making important business decisions it is critical to evaluate them in economic terms, oftentimes boiled down to supply and demand. According to www.investopia.com[1], demand is an economic principle referring to a consumer's [...]
Minimum Savings Rates in Shared Savings Arrangements
IntroductionIt is a hot afternoon in late summer. Representatives from the managed care team at GreatCare Health Systems and the provider contracting department at Acme Health Insurance are meeting to discuss the financial [...]